117.
Sadly I don't have a link to it. But its temp name is Ununcentium or some such-- whatever Latin is for 117. Anyway pretty cool stuff. I wonder what the upper limits an element can actually get to under current theories.
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New Element
by Monroe » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:12 am
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Re: New Element
by Sionnach Glic » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:15 am
They should call it Unobtanium. 
Seriously, though, that's pretty cool. Yet again, science rocks.
Seriously, though, that's pretty cool. Yet again, science rocks.
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Re: New Element
by Tsukiyumi » Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:26 pm
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Re: New Element
by shran » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:13 pm
how ome ununoctium was discovered before ununseptium?
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Re: New Element
by Sionnach Glic » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:28 pm
Better suited for the Science forum, I believe.
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Re: New Element
by Tsukiyumi » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:39 pm
Sionnach Glic wrote:Better suited for the Science forum, I believe.
Indeed.
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Re: New Element
by stitch626 » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:43 pm
Tyyr wrote:They named it 117 in Latin... ugh.
Running out of creativity...
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Re: New Element
by Tsukiyumi » Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:16 pm
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Re: New Element
by Sionnach Glic » Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:52 pm
Tyyr wrote:They named it 117 in Latin... ugh.
Whoever discovered it must have been the least imaginative guy in history.
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Re: New Element
by Captain Seafort » Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:43 pm
That's standard practice - they name all elements by their Latin atomic number as a placeholder until someone comes up with a permanent name for them. Why they don't simply name them "Element 117", "Element 118", etc, I don't know.
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Re: New Element
by Mikey » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:21 pm
Captain Seafort wrote:That's standard practice - they name all elements by their Latin atomic number as a placeholder until someone comes up with a permanent name for them. Why they don't simply name them "Element 117", "Element 118", etc, I don't know.
Because Latin sounds all science-y and elitist.
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Re: New Element
by Monroe » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:37 pm
If an element is discovered in a thousand years maybe it'll get an English name as a place holder. And aye its just a temporary name. It was discovered by a joint US-Russian research team so maybe something along those lines. Let's just hope its not called Peacium or something equally as retarded
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