Today the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has endorsed the names for the two latest elements to be added to the periodic table: Flerovium for element 114 and Livermorium for element 116. They are named after the two laboratories where the research was conducted to synthesize the two nuclei in a particle accelerator. Read the full story here on physorg.com.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
New elements in town
Today the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has endorsed the names for the two latest elements to be added to the periodic table: Flerovium for element 114 and Livermorium for element 116. They are named after the two laboratories where the research was conducted to synthesize the two nuclei in a particle accelerator. Read the full story here on physorg.com.
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