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Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 names confirmed as nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og)
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) have confirmed the names of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 as:
- Nihonium and symbol Nh, for element 113
- Moscovium and symbol Mc, for element 115
- Tennessine and symbol Ts, for element 117
- Oganesson and symbol Og, for element 118
This followed a 5-month period of public review after which the names earlier proposed by the discoverers were approved by IUPAC.
WebElements November 30th, 2016
Posted In: Chemical education, Periodic table, Radioactive elements
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
For those of you with access to Channel 4 in the UK, here is information about the The Royal Institution (RI) Christmas Lectures. See here for details of the 2015 lectures: how to survive in space.
Dr Kevin Fong opens a window onto today’s most exciting space missions, explores the future of space travel, and offers a unique insight into the challenges of protecting human life in the hostile environment of space in the 2015 Christmas lectures.
WebElements December 10th, 2015
Posted In: Chemical education, Chemistry, Environmental chemistry
Tags: Christmas
Periodic Table in iced biscuits
Emma and Katie make the periodic table in iced biscuits as refreshments for a reception following a lecture on fireworks at The University of Sheffield.
WebElements February 26th, 2013
Posted In: Chemical education
Orbitron atomic orbitals poster
I’m pleased to announce that you can now buy the Orbitron atomic orbitals poster at the WebElements shop. You can visit The Orbitron to see these images and also animations showing representing the orbital functions.
WebElements November 11th, 2009
Posted In: Chemical education, Chemistry
Tags: Atomic orbitals, Orbitron, poster
WebElements new version
I have restructured WebElements. The restructuring is all style at the front-end and reorganisation at the back-end, meaning all the errors in data are still there but they are displayed more beautifully and efficiently. Fixing some of those errors is now a priority.
All this should allow me to update content far more easily than has been the case, meaning things should move quicker.
WebElements May 13th, 2008
Posted In: Chemical education, Chemistry, Periodic table
21st Century science – dumbed down?
Arguments continue over science education in the UK.
Twenty First Century Science is a suite of new GCSE science courses for 14- to 16-year-olds and all schools in the UK can start the courses from September 2006. Schools can continue to offer separate Chemistry, Physics, and Biology courses.
Critics such as Sir Richard Sykes (rector of Imperial College London) is among many attack the new qualification.
WebElements October 11th, 2006
Posted In: Chemical education, Chemistry