Tennessine Announced As Provisional Name For Superheavy Element 117

Multimedia · Wed Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1256886

Roberto, Jim

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Inorganic Chemistry Division has published a Provisional Recommendation for the names and symbols of the recently discovered superheavy elements 113, 115, 117, and 118. Tennessine (Ts) is proposed for element 117, recognizing the contribution of Tennessee research centers ORNL, Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee to superheavy element research.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1256886
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ELEMENT 117
TENNESSINE
PROVISIONAL NAME
TS
CHEMISTRY
PERIODIC TABLE