Is it possible to create endless types of elements by simply putting protons together?

Answer 1

In theory, yes. You create a new element each time you add one more proton to the previous one.

In practice, there seems to be a practical limit to the stability of the artificial elements that requires exponentially increasing amounts of energy to create the heavier artificial elements. And since these new elements are usually only stable for tiny fractions of a second, we can't hold them in place for long enough to pump another proton in.

Instead, what physicists do is take larger stable atoms and smash them together, and then look for signs of new elements based on their expected decay particles.

Answer 2

Protons and neutrons, yeah, but the created elements will become increasingly unstable as the size increases.

Answer 3

No. You would need many "full boat" of elements. Those being neutrons and electrons ( positive and neutral) along with the protons you would be supplying

Answer 4

It depends on whether :

-they are stable or not (which influence on how long they exist when you just crested them) some artifically created elements like Uum exists like a few miliseconds.

-the energy costs of putting another proton to the nucleus.

Answer 5

No.

Very large nuclei are fundamentally unstable.

The largest stable nucleus is that of uranium. This means that uranium is the largest naturally occuring element.

Answer 6

For every proton there's an anti proton---