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The superatoms share all the same properties than the original atom? I've plutonium & uranium in mind...

No - radioactivity/nuclear reactions are properties of the nucleus of an atom, whereas the chemical properties mimicked by these "superatoms" are the result of their outer electrons.

No.

But since most chemical properties of an atom are set by the outer valence shell, there is a good chance that the superatom will share many chemical properties with the mimiced atom.

Im sure that the military is curious about chain reactions and things like that.

I wonder if this could be used for better batteries, or capacitors?

Or how about for better superconductors?

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