Made in Lab, Fleeting Element May Join Periodic Table

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/science/made-in-lab-fleeting-element-may-join-periodic-table.html?ref=chemistry&_r=0

This new element has 115 protons meaning its atomic number is 115. This element takes the place of the empty space between elements 114 and 116. This will also help discover element 113 , with similar properties. The element was created when, calcium nuclei were put into americium atoms. A calcium and an americium formed, creating a new atom with 115 protons in its nucleus. Later, under second, it fell apart. The researchers concluded its existence from the pieces of debris.