According to Japanese media reports, element 113 Nihonium was a method developed by a research group of the Japan Institute of Physics and Chemistry 13 years ago using the atomic number 30 zinc and 83 bismuth for nuclear fusion, totaling from 2004 to 2012 Successfully synthesized 3 "nihonium". This is the first time that Japan has named an atom, and it is also the first in Asia.
The element was recognized as a new element at the end of 2015, and it also obtained Japan's first naming right.
On the 14th of this month, the naming ceremony of the element was held at the Japanese Academy Hall in Tokyo, naming it "鉨"
On the same day, the chairman of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the international chemical organization responsible for the management of element symbols, announced the naming and claimed: "The name of element 113 comes from the country name" Nihon "and is officially named '鉨'. This is also the first element found in Asia. "
After that, the professor of the Kyushu University, Kosuke Morita, who represented the scientific research group, said: "We are full of respect for our seniors, and for our long-term support and expectations of the Japanese nationals, we named them Nihonium, 鉨."
This element will be included in the periodic table of elements in textbooks around the world in the future.