from the elementy-mcelementface dept.
Nature reports (doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20069) that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has taken proposals from the discoverers of four new chemical elements:
- Nihonium and symbol Nh, for the element with Z =113,
- Moscovium with the symbol Mc, for the element with Z = 115,
- Tennessine with the symbol Ts, for the element with Z = 117, and
- Oganesson with the symbol Og, for the element with Z = 118.
The proposed names honour Japan, Moscow, Tennessee and the Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian. Before the names become official, there is to be a five-month period during which the public may comment upon them. The symbol Ts was chosen because Tn is already in use for 220Rn, known as thoron (probably because it results from the decay of thorium).
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(Score: 4, Touché) by Nerdfest on Thursday June 09 2016, @02:19PM
Isn't it wonderful when people use words completely improperly for so long that the meaning gets changed to the opposite? It makes me literally explode.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @02:36PM
Nice.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday June 09 2016, @06:23PM
Toute Moot Courte!! Certainly begs the question!