Chemical elements in the near future

The standard 118 aren't
the only chemical
elements in the universe

In the near future, chemical elements may not always consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons in their atoms. Futurologist Ray Kurzweil speculated that since the 2100s, people may manufacture chemical elements very different from the standard 118. Viewing the big screen, an element is a chemical substance made of only one kind of atom. The atom is the smallest unit of matter. It has a nucleon and an orbiting particle. The nucleon defines the element and its isotope, while the orbiting particle allows for establishing chemical bonds. Some advanced civilizations may already be manufacturing exotic elements right now. We can only guess where they use those elements.

Depending on some future manufacturer, an exotic atom can have just 1 or at least 3 types of nucleons and 2 or more types of orbiting particles. Depending further on the manufacturer, an exotic element can have only one isotope, as in no particle for element variety, or at least 2 types of isotope-defining particles. In case of the standard atom, the proton determines the element, the neutron determines its isotope, and the electron is the orbiting particle.

A periodic table is a summary of a family of chemical elements. As of now, our civilization has only one periodic table, which documents 118 elements containing protons, neutrons, and electrons. Since the 22nd century, we may have multiple exotic periodic tables.

By the time that exotic chemical elements are invented, it is possible to have proprietary elements. Manufacturing businesses may invent exotic elements and then impose intellectual property (IP) restrictions on them. The standard chemical elements and naturally existing compounds and mixtures should stay free from IP restrictions. Artificial compounds and mixtures can be IP-restricted. For instance, some drugs are covered by patents.

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