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How to replace a fictional element to the periodic table?

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From what I know about the periodic table, in order to add a new element it would have to be above the current highest element. And up there this new element would be unstable.

But could I just replace an already existing element on the table, such as iron or a lesser known metal like vanadium? The new element would take on the atomic number of Vanadium. Is this possible?

This element (we'll call it Lerite) is going to act sort of like a magnet, but instead of magnetic force it's a different but similar force, allowing organisms to use telekinesis. SO it'd be a great help to know what metal is uncommon in a earth like planet, but wouldn't be missed if it were replaced. Obviously Iron and gold is off the table. But more obscure elements which are useless to humans. Preferably it would be magnetic.

To simplify things, I don't want to add a new element as that would be impossible. I want to know if you could replace a current element on the table with a new one. SO: Not add. Replace.


Thanks to some ATOMIC answers I know now that replacing an element isn't possible: It's still iron if it's got the same amount of protons. So to achieve my goal I'll just add a new force caused by a new subatomic particle that only a few suitable elements will use. Likely I'll be renaming these (if not all) elements on the table due to a different history. What fun.

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