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Chemistry union unveils names of four new elements

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, , Citation Hamish Johnston 2016 Phys. World 29 (7) 6 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/29/7/11

2058-7058/29/7/6

Abstract

The periodic table could soon be graced by four new symbols – Nh, Mc, Ts and Og – after the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) unveiled its proposed names for the four most recently discovered elements.

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10.1088/2058-7058/29/7/11