Two Elements Named: Livermorium and Flerovium

Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer

Date: 02 December 2011 Time: 11:47 AM ET

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Years after their discovery, the super-heavy elements 114 and 116 have finally been christened by their Russian and American discoverers. The elements have been named flerovium and livermoreium, also known as Fl and Lv. CREDIT: Lawrence Livermore National Labs View full size image

Chemistry's periodic table can now welcome livermorium and flerovium, two newly named elements, which were announced Thursday (Dec. 1) by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The new names will undergo a five-month public comment period before the official paperwork gets processed and they show up on the table.
Three other new elements just recently finished this process, filling in the 110, 111 and 112 spots.

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