Make Room In The Periodic Table (And Your Memory) For Element 115

Meera Dolasia
Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:42:10 -0700

If you are in middle school, chances are you have been exposed to and probably even asked to memorize the 118 elements that currently make up the periodic table. Now you may have to make room for one more - Element 115! Nicknamed Ununpentium (combination of Latin and Greek for 115) until it gets official approval and a permanent name from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, it is one of the heaviest man-made elements created thus far.