Okay, so I understand that the number of protons in an atom defines the element. But why are there only 118 of them? Can’t we keep on adding protons to an atom to create new elements?

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Think of stacking pizza boxes on top of each other. Sure, you can stack 100 of them, but the stack will be unstable and it’s difficult to achieve.

Similar thing here.