In the recent years we have been witnessing a lot of breakthroughs, and 2014 is no wonder. Scientists all over the world are progressing on things we can't even imagine.
Now, the existence of element 117 or Ununseptium has been confirmed. Due to its highly unstable nature (just like all its super-heavy brothers) it decays very quickly, or 80 milliseconds to be precise.
Actually speaking, Ununseptium was created by a collaboration of scientists from the U.S.A and Russia in 2010. But for an element to be officially recognized, its discovery must be confirmed independently. On the periodic table Ununseptium will come under the group VII, the same family as fluorine and chlorine.
To created Ununseptium, the scientists actually collided calcium ions with Bekelium (Atomic No. 97) at very high speeds. The above elements fused together to produce Ununseptium, and it quickly decayed to element 113 and 115 (Ununtrium and Ununpentium respectively).
So next IUPAC will examine the data and look for sufficient evidence to prove that it actually exists and then name the new element.
Now, the existence of element 117 or Ununseptium has been confirmed. Due to its highly unstable nature (just like all its super-heavy brothers) it decays very quickly, or 80 milliseconds to be precise.
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| Ununseptium's electron configuration |
Actually speaking, Ununseptium was created by a collaboration of scientists from the U.S.A and Russia in 2010. But for an element to be officially recognized, its discovery must be confirmed independently. On the periodic table Ununseptium will come under the group VII, the same family as fluorine and chlorine.
To created Ununseptium, the scientists actually collided calcium ions with Bekelium (Atomic No. 97) at very high speeds. The above elements fused together to produce Ununseptium, and it quickly decayed to element 113 and 115 (Ununtrium and Ununpentium respectively).
So next IUPAC will examine the data and look for sufficient evidence to prove that it actually exists and then name the new element.
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