Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A new kid on the block - Copernicum

This post is for the Science buffs.
A new element with atomic number 112 is officially named. And this is the new element added to the periodic table.
Named after the 16th century scientist Copernicus this is the heaviest element known element with a name now.

Read the full story here - http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57303/title/FOR_KIDS_Heaviest_named_element_is_official

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