Discovery of the element with atomic number Z = 118 completing the 7th row of the periodic table (IUPAC Technical Report)

2016/01/21 by Paul J. Karol, Robert C. Barber, B. M. Sherrill +2 · 3 citations
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0501

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Abstract

Abstract The fourth IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party (JWP) on the priority of claims to the discovery of new elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 has reviewed the relevant literature pertaining to several claims. In accordance with the criteria for the discovery of elements previously established by the 1991 IUPAC/IUPAP Transfermium Working Group (TWG), and reinforced in subsequent IUPAC/IUPAP JWP discussions, it was determined that the Dubna-Livermore collaboration has fulfilled those criteria for element Z =118. A synopsis of experiments and related efforts is presented.

Citations

• Criteria that must be satisfied for the discovery of a new chemical element to be recognized
• Discovery of the element with atomic number 112 (IUPAC Technical Report)
• Discovery of the elements with atomic numbers greater than or equal to 113 (IUPAC Technical Report)

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