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Chemical element 114: A first at GSI

One of the heaviest elements

25-Jun-2010 - At GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, an international team of scientists succeeded in the observation of the chemical element 114, one of the heaviest elements created until now. The production of element 114 is very difficult and requires dedicated particle accelerators. So far, ...

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Chemical element 112 is named 'Copernicium'

The name proposed by GSI for the heaviest chemical element has been officially endorsed

26-Feb-2010 - IUPAC accepted the name proposed by the international discovering team around Sigurd Hofmann at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum. The team had suggested "Cp" as the chemical symbol for the new element. However, since the chemical symbol "Cp" gave cause for concerns, as this abbreviation also has other ...

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Setting out to discover new, long-lived elements

For the first time, 'ion traps' were used to measure super heavy elements

15-Feb-2010 - Besides the 92 elements that occur naturally, scientists were able to create 20 additional chemical elements, six of which were discovered at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt. These new elements were produced artificially with particle accelerators and are all very ...

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Element 112 shall be named "copernicium"

Proposed name honors astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus

15-Jul-2009 - In honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team around Professor Sigurd Hofmann suggested the name "copernicium" with the element symbol "Cp" for the new element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Center for Heavy Ion ...

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A New Chemical Element in the Periodic Table

The new element 112 discovered by GSI has been officially recognized

15-Jun-2009 - The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a new element by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). IUPAC confirmed the recognition of element 112 in an ...

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