Newest Elements On The Periodic Table To Receive Names

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This was recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) the world authority on Chemistry late last year, which will add the newest elements on the periodic table to receive their spots on the seventh row of the table.

Four of the newest elements on the periodic table to receive their identity and mark in history.

Although these elements are still on their probation period before making it official, these calls formerly known as 113,115,117 and 118 have been assigned their respective names of nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennesine (Ts) and oganesson (Og).

The discoverers were invited by IUPAC to give them their names, however, there is still an ongoing public review to end on November 8, 2016. If one wishes to propose a name, you can contact the union or submit your feedback.

Guidelines were provided by IUPAC to the discoverers to assist in creating names, which has been a long tradition practiced by naming it after a mythological character or concept, mineral, geographical region, elemental property or name of a scientist.

Ending the names in “ine”, “ium” or “on” allows for easy translation across many languages, according to the IUPAC.

Researchers are still searching for more elements that may be able to fill the eight row of the table, which will go through the same naming and probation processes when presented.

The element 113 was named nihonium to signify Japan where it was discovered by a research team from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science headed by professor Kosuke Morita.

Elements 115, 117 and 118 were discovered by a joint Russian-American team of scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia,  the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.

Moscovium and tennessine were discovered in Moscow and Tennessee,  while oganesson was named after professor Yuri Oganessian, a Russian scientist born in 1933 and pioneered the discovery of superheavy elements.

“Although these choices may perhaps be viewed by some as slightly self-indulgent, the names are completely in accordance with IUPAC rules,” says Jan Reedijk who is the president of IUPAC’s inorganic chemistry division, adding that “in fact, I see it as thrilling to recognize that international collaborations were at the core of these discoveries and that these new names also make the discoveries somewhat tangible.”

These newest elements on the periodic table to receive their place in history will be officially presented during formal ceremonies in the coming months.

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