International Year of the Periodic Table – Superheavy Elements

December 2, 2019

Resources if you want to read more about the “superheavy” elements, the ones at the end of the Periodic Table with atomic numbers with atomic numbers greater than 103.

The Periodic Table’s Four New Elements. Compound Interest, January 6, 2016. https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/06/new-elements/ (accessed 2019-12-01). Image is CC-BY-NC-ND

BOOKS

Chapman, K. Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table; Bloomsbury Sigma, 2019. Location: Popular Science Collection

Kragh, H. From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements: A Story of Dispute and Creation; Springer, 2018. Location: EBOOK

The Chemistry of Superheavy Elements, 2nd ed.; Schädel, M., Shaughnessy, D., Eds. Springer, 2014. Location: EBOOK

Scerri, E. R. The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd ed.; Oxford University Press, 2019. Location: QD467 .S344 2019

 

ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS

  1. IUPAC Is Naming the Four New Elements Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, June 8, 2016.
    https://iupac.org/iupac-is-naming-the-four-new-elements-nihonium-moscovium-tennessine-and-oganesson/ (accessed 2019-21-01).
  2. Kemsley, J. Seventh Row Of The Periodic Table Is Now Complete With Addition Of Four Elements. Chem. Eng. News. 2016, 94 (2), 6. https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i2/Seventh-Row-Periodic-Table-Complete.html (accessed 2019-11-30).
  3. The Four “New” Elements & How We Got Them–Speaking of Chemistry. Reactions. American Chemical Society, January 13, 2016.
    https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/the-four-new-elements-and-how-we-got-them.html (accessed 2019-12-01).
  4. Howes, L. Exploring the Superheavy Elements at the End of the Periodic Table. Chem. Eng. News. 2019, 97 (21). https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-Exploring-the-superheavy-elements-at-the-end-of-the-periodic-table/97/i21 (accessed 2019-12-01).
  5. Howes. L. Video: What Lies at the End of the Periodic Table?  Chem. Eng. News. 2019, 97 (44). https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/Video-lies-end-periodic-table-iypt/97/i44 (accessed 2019-11-30).
  6. Lemonick, S. Kit Chapman Tells Stories of the Superheavy Elements. Chem. Eng. News. 2019, 97 (23). https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-Kit-Chapman-tells-stories-superheavy/97/i23 (accessed 2019-11-30).
  7. Jansen, K. Scientists Share What It Takes to Make a Superheavy Element. Stereo Chemistry Podcast. Chemical & Engineering News, April 24, 2019. https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-Podcast-Scientists-share-what-it-takes-to-make-a-superheavy-element/97/i17 (accessed 2019-11-29).
  8. Conover, E. Extreme Elements Push the Boundaries of the Periodic Table. Science News, February 27, 2019. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-periodic-table-future-superheavy-elements (accessed 2019-12-01).
  9. Fessl, S. How Far Does the Periodic Table Go? JSTOR Daily, January 2, 2019.
    https://daily.jstor.org/how-far-does-the-periodic-table-go/ (accessed 2019-11-29).
  10. Chapman, K. The Oganesson Odyssey. Nat. Chem. 2018, 10 (7), 796. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-018-0098-4
  11. Gunther, M. Explainer: How a New Element Gets Its Name. Chemistry World, November 30, 2016.
    https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/explainer-how-a-new-element-gets-its-name/1017676.article (accessed 2019-12-01).
  12. Haba. H. A New Period in Superheavy-Element Hunting. Nat. Chem. 2019, 11 (1), 10-13. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-018-0191-8
  13. Chapman, K. The Element That Never Was. Chemistry World, June 10, 2019.
    https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/victor-ninov-and-the-element-that-never-was/3010596.article (accessed 2019-12-01).
  14. Kean, S. The Quest for Superheavies. Science 2019, 363 (6426), 466-470. DOI: 10.1126/science.363.6426.466
  15. Ball, P. Extreme Chemistry: Experiments at the Edge of the Periodic Table. Nature 2019, 565 (7741), 552-555. DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00285-9
  16. Chapman. K. What It Takes to Make a New Element. Chemistry World, November 30, 2016.
    https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/what-it-takes-to-make-a-new-element/1017677.article (accessed 2019-11-29).

 

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