Boron and californium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into lawrencium, whose electron shells visibly rearrange around it

Boron and californium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into lawrencium, whose electron shells visibly rearrange around it

A short silent video about Lawrencium (Lr), element 103, actinide. Lawrencium is the last element in the actinide series, named after Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron.

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  • Boron and californium nuclei spiralling together and fusing into lawrencium, whose electron shells visibly rearrange around it (this video)

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