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Oganesson

Four New Elements

June 21, 2020June 15, 2016 by Dave

The Periodic Table has been extended and we now have four new elements on it. Here is an illustration of them (via Phil Plate) … The Official Press Release So who gets to pick such things? The answer is that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) does this, and the process involved is … Read more

Categories Chemistry, science Tags IUPAC, Moscovium, Nihonium, Oganesson, periodic table, Tennessine Leave a comment

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