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China Terminology ›› 2017, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 46-48.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2017.02.011

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Periodic Table: with 118 Elements and beyond the 118th

WANG Yingxia   

  • Received:2017-03-22 Online:2017-04-25 Published:2017-05-09

Abstract:

With the approval of the name and symbols of element 113, 115,117 and 118, the current Periodic Table has emerged as a perfect form. The realization of new element(s) will open a new 8th raw in the Table. How about the physical and chemical properties of the new elements? Will the changes of the new elements obey the conventional periodic law? Whether there is an end of the Table? And what is the significance for the exploration of the new elements? Let us take an outlook on the formation and development of the Periodic Table and put forward the opinions on the extension of the Table.

Key words: Periodic Table, super heavy element, atomic nucleus

CLC Number:  (术语规范及交流)