How is Ken Moody trying to make element 114? Group of answer choices by bombarding Plutonium (Pu) atoms with Calcium (Ca) atoms by smashing two Calcium (Ca) atoms together by exposing elements to X Rays by bomarding Uranium (U) nuclei with protons in a particle accelerator

by bombarding Plutonium (Pu) atoms with Calcium (Ca) atoms

Explanation:

The equation of the reaction is;

244  94Pu  + 48  20Ca   → 292  114X * → 290  114X  + 2 1  0n

In trying to make new elements we must understand that mass and charge is conserved. This implies that the total mass/charge on the left hand side of the reaction equation must equal the mass and charge on the right hand side of the reaction equation.

In Ken Moody's attempt to make element 114, a balanced reaction equation as shown above is very helpful. By writing this equation down, Ken Moody can now proceed with the nucleosynthesis of the element 114 which has been designated as X.

Element 114 (Flerovium) was prepared in 1998 by Russian scientists. They achieved this by bombarding  plutonium-244 nuclei with accelerated nuclei of calcium-48 as shown in the equation above.