Three new heavy elements named
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 19:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The periodic table of elements just got a bit heftier Friday, as the names of three new elements were approved by the General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Elements 110, 111 and 112 have been named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn).
