Copernicium - Periodic Table of Videos
There has been debate about whether the periodic table's newest element should have the symbol Cp or Cn? More links in description below ↓↓↓ See our ...
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So copernicium, or copernicium as the discoverers would prefer it to be pronounced, is the latest name to go up on the periodic table and it is really very exciting because it is the first time in as many years that a new name has appeared. And not only has it appeared but quite excitingly, it has appeared with a bit of controversy - what should the symbol be? The first suggestion was that it should be called, the symbol should be Cp, capital C with little p and that has got really quite an argument inorganic chemists who use organic groups in their compounds got quite excited because Cp is the symbol that is used for cyclopentadienyl ion which binds to all sorts of different metals and then it was discovered or realised that, many, many years ago, Cp was used as an alternative symbol fo...
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So copernicium, or copernicium as the discoverers would prefer it to be pronounced, is the latest name to go up on the periodic table and it is really very exciting because it is the first time in as many years that a new name has appeared. And not only has it appeared but quite excitingly, it has appeared with a bit of controversy - what should the symbol be? The first suggestion was that it should be called, the symbol should be Cp, capital C with little p and that has got really quite an argument inorganic chemists who use organic groups in their compounds got quite excited because Cp is the symbol that is used for cyclopentadienyl ion which binds to all sorts of different metals and then it was discovered or realised that, many, many years ago, Cp was used as an alternative symbol fo...
