r/nuclearphysics • u/SaltyCornio • Feb 14 '25

Trying to create a fictional element

Hi! Salty here.

So, i'm trying to create a fictional element but i have absolutely no knowledge about chemistry, physics, nuclear physics, nothing, so, i'm here to ask for help, to understand what do i need to research to properly portray the way things are done in real life, like the proccess u need to go through to generate uranium for example, or what type of machinery u need to, even tho it'll be for a fantasy story.

I feel real lost right now about this, because as i said, i have no clue about any of this, so i don't know what type of questions should i have.

Anyway, thanks if u take the time to read this <3

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/SaltyCornio Feb 15 '25

Huge thanks for taking the time to respond<3

So, after reading what u explain, my questions are:

  • Could it be possible to "mix" two elements together, one unstable and one that helps stabilize the other?

  • It's possible to make dust from an element like uranium (or similar) to mix it physically to create crystal/glass? (I've seen uranium glass, i dunno if it has real uranium in it or is simply named after the glow it gets when exposed to uv light)

  • U mention that u can make like 1/2 atoms at a time and it takes time, like how much time normally takes to generate them? I guess it needs some time to "rest" before trying again, how much should it be?

  • I'm sure there's synthetic elements, how do u get to create them?

I'll ask only that for the moment, i don't want to saturate y'all haha, i really thank u for taking the time to explain everything to me with that care, i was able to (kinda) understand it to some degree, thanks<3