Answer:
by bombarding Plutonium (Pu) atoms with Calcium (Ca) atoms
Explanation:
The equation of the reaction is;
244 94Pu + 48 20Ca → 292 114X * → 290 114X + 2 1 0n
In trying to make new elements we must understand that mass and charge is conserved. This implies that the total mass/charge on the left hand side of the reaction equation must equal the mass and charge on the right hand side of the reaction equation.
In Ken Moody's attempt to make element 114, a balanced reaction equation as shown above is very helpful. By writing this equation down, Ken Moody can now proceed with the nucleosynthesis of the element 114 which has been designated as X.
Element 114 (Flerovium) was prepared in 1998 by Russian scientists. They achieved this by bombarding plutonium-244 nuclei with accelerated nuclei of calcium-48 as shown in the equation above.
