Are newly discovered elements products of combustion?

Answer 1

Newly discovered elements, those odd trans-uranium metals that inhabit the extreme upper end of the Periodic Table, are notproducts of combustion. Combustion is, in general, a chemical process. Only a nuclear process of some kind can create these ultra-heavy elements. We know that the elements up through uranium are created in stars (with the trans-iron elements created in supernovae). The heaviest elements, those that are most recelty discovered, were created by man.

We use some kind of nuclear accelerator (like a cyclotron, for example) to launch particles or heavy nuclei at samples of the heaviest elements. This can result in having those target nuclei capture the particles or heavy ions and change into a yet heavier element. Additionally, continuous bombardment produces heavier still nuclei (along with a good bit of radiation).

Answer 2

No, newly discovered elements are not products of combustion. Elements are fundamental substances that make up all matter, and they are not created through combustion. New elements are typically discovered through experiments involving particle accelerators or nuclear reactors.