Chemical element 116, Ununhexium, was used for the confirming the theory of the Island of Stability developed by G. T. Seaborg. This theory proves the nuclear shell model, based on the Pauli exclusion principle.
The Ununhexium-290 decay pattern was used to prove the synthesis of Ununoctium by comparison with the decay pattern of Ununoctium via Ununhexium-290.