Four Elements on the Periodic Table Get New Names
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the gatekeeper to the periodic table, announced the proposed names for elements 113, 115, 117 and 118: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. Naming rights for the four super heavy radioactive elements was given to scientists from the US, Russia and Japan, who made the discoveries.
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