AN UNHOLY ELEMENT - PLUTONIUM
Plutonium is not a naturally available substance, and is one of the first on the Periodic Table that must be synthesized. Plutonium is the 97th element on the table, and it is extremely radioactive. Plutonium also has an extremely long half life, which makes it a terrible choice to power nuclear reactors. The only thing that comes close to matching its radioactivity in danger is its destructive potential. A Plutonium bomb, "Fat Man", was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This weapon was scarily more effective than its Uranium counterpart. Plutonium is made by the bombardment of neutrons at an Uranium atom. Plutonium is named after Pluto (duh!) god of the underworld. I believe the name fits because Plutonium is such an unholy element, and has caused much human suffering, like death itself. It is also slowly punishing, not unlike the Roman version of hell was believed to be. Plutonium is also nearly eternal, like an afterlife. I believe Plutonium is the perfect name for the element that has hurt so many.
GRANT WILLIAMS
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