The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Why aren't there an infinite amount of elements that exist? Why only 118?
That makes sense. But why can't we just keep adding more and more protons and electrons to create new elements?
At a certain point, the nucleus of an atom becomes too large and unstable to hold together. The repulsive forces between the protons are too great, causing the atom to break apart or decay. This is why there is a limit to the number of elements that can exist naturally.