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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on February 25, 2010, 17:28

Title: Element 112 joins the periodic table
Post by: Clive on February 25, 2010, 17:28
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227134.400

It only went up to 102 when I was in college.   :D
Title: Re: Element 112 joins the periodic table
Post by: Rik on February 25, 2010, 17:29
Whatever happened to Kryptonite?
Title: Re: Element 112 joins the periodic table
Post by: Clive on February 25, 2010, 19:02
It lasted longer than most of those trans-uranium elements!   ;D
Title: Re: Element 112 joins the periodic table
Post by: sam on February 25, 2010, 23:25
I thought that was old news... the article has been updated...

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has confirmed the name "Copernicium" for element 112 and given it the symbol Cn. The first choice for the chemical symbol, "Cp", was rejected. IUPAC give their reasons here (pdf):