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Ununseptium 117: The beginning or the end

Does the periodic table ever end? That becomes a real question after the discovery (manufacture, really) of a new element, temporarily called ununseptium (Latin for 117) with an atomic weight of 117. This element was especially difficult. Elements 116 and 118 were already produced. Physicists knew the gap element existed but to produce it required [...]
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