| Early in 1999 synthesis of the element with atomic number 114 was reported. |
| As a result of the nucleon transformations, a new proton is left behind in the nucleus and the atomic number of the atom is raised by one. |
| Atoms of an element that have the same atomic number but a different atomic weight are referred to as isotopes. |
| The transfermium elements are those elements with atomic numbers greater than 100, the atomic number for fermium. |
| To reach the band of stability starting with these elements, a process that decreases the atomic number is needed. |
| But barium has an atomic number of 56, barely more than half that of uranium. |
