New elements

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EliseNick

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Thursday 7th January 2016
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It's not really my field, but I was interested to see that four new elements have been formally accepted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3522...

This stuff becomes more interesting as the island of stability is approached, but of more immediate concern is what to call the new elements. Here's a petition you might like to sign for 117 to be named Octarine.

EliseNick

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271 posts

183 months

Thursday 7th January 2016
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Simpo Two said:
I think elements should be named more scientifically or after the discoverer, not after fantasy novels.
Why?