Periodic table's seventh row finally filled as four new elements are added

theguardian ^ | 01/03/2016

[BenLurkin]

The elements, discovered by scientists in Japan, Russia and America, are the first to be added to the table since 2011, when elements 114 and 116 were added.

The four were verified on 30 December by the US-based International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the global organisation that governs chemical nomenclature, terminology and measurement.

IUPAC announced that a Russian-American team of scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had produced sufficient evidence to claim the discovery of elements 115, 117 and 118.

The body awarded credit for the discovery of element 113, which had also been claimed by the Russians and Americans, to a team of scientists from the Riken institute in Japan.

[Lazamataz]

Aw crap. This is the spark that will set off Civil War 2 in America.

[Paladin2]

Any Hussienium?

[Paladin2]

Any Husseinium?

[Gay State Conservative]

What are “Obamium’s” properties? I know the atomic weight would be 0.0000000000000000000000

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Stupidium, Buffoonium, Ignoranium, and Naivium.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Yet still no unobtainium.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Yeah, funny how they don’t reveal the element names. I’m betting on at least one of the 4 being called “Obamanium”.

[SaveFerris]

Gotta know how the orbitals go or it’s just not as exciting.....

[BenLurkin]

Excellent!

[gorush]

People attracted to this thread might enjoy...
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[Paladin2]

So, when does Period 8 row start, or is THAT it?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Wrong end of the chart, I think he’d be in with the other lightweights.

[USMCPOP]

I’m still waiting for Beer and Twinkies to be added.

[Noumenon]

Beerium. Where is the beerium?

[posterchild]

ununoctium is a ‘noble gas.’ I wonder what interesting properties it might have.

[kidd]

Any Husseinium?

Also known as UhmUhmUhmium and WeeWeeium

[Paladin2]

I’m thinkin’ that UnObt is in Row 8 somewhere.

[thackney]

http://www.iupac.org/news/news-detail/article/discovery-and-assignment-of-elements-with-atomic-numbers-113-115-117-and-118.html

Element 113 (temporary working name and symbol: ununtrium, Uut)
The RIKEN collaboration team in Japan have fulfilled the criteria for element Z=113 and will be invited to propose a permanent name and symbol.

Elements 115, 117, and 118 (temporary working names and symbols: ununpentium, Uup; ununseptium, Uus; and ununoctium, Uuo)

The collaboration between the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA have fulfilled the criteria for element Z=115, 117 and will be invited to propose permanent names and symbols.

The collaboration between the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA have fulfilled the criteria for element Z=118 and will be invited to propose a permanent name and symbol.

[BenLurkin]

Interesting!