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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on June 08, 2011, 18:49

Title: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: Clive on June 08, 2011, 18:49

Two new elements have been added to the periodic table after a three-year review by the governing bodies of chemistry and physics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13699575

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: Rik on June 09, 2011, 10:24

I smell a committee meeting to agree the names, it will take forever! ;D

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: sam on June 09, 2011, 12:01

Indeed it will

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: Clive on June 09, 2011, 14:56

Samuelium trips easily off the tongue.   ;D

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: sam on June 09, 2011, 17:21

one day maybe, I am working in a department full of nobel prize winners.... though I don't think my coding is ever gonna get discussion outside of the tool users.

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: GillE on June 09, 2011, 20:38

Tom Lehrer will have re-write his song, The Elements (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYW50F42ss8).

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: sam on June 09, 2011, 21:13

I think that's been out-of-date for a while.

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: GillE on June 10, 2011, 00:27

Perhaps that explains why I failed my chemistry GCE.

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: Simon on June 10, 2011, 10:16

;D

Title: Re: New elements added to chemistry's periodic table
Post by: Clive on June 10, 2011, 14:28

Always my favourite subject!   8-)