NEETChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
What is the primary reason for the need for highly sophisticated and costly equipment in the synthesis and characterization of new elements?
Options
- ATo make the discovery process easier.
- BTo ensure the safety of scientists.
- CBecause new elements are highly stable.
- DBecause the new elements are highly unstable and require specialized equipment.
Correct answer
D. Because the new elements are highly unstable and require specialized equipment.
Step-by-step solution
The new elements with very high atomic numbers are so unstable that only minute quantities, sometimes only a few atoms of them are obtained. Their synthesis and characterisation, therefore, require highly sophisticated costly equipment and laboratory."