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The Not-So-New Chemical Element 112
Recent headlines tout that "a new element" will soon be added to the 140-year-old periodic table of chemical elements. However, the super heavy element known as ununbium (Uub), or element 112, is far from new. In fact, it has been among the elements found on standard periodic tables for several years and included in CAS REGISTRY since 1975.
CAS Launches Free Web-Based Resource "Common Chemistry" for General Public
Common ChemistryTM is a resource providing information on approximately 7800 chemical substances of general and widespread interest. It is helpful to non-chemists who know a chemical name or CAS Registry Number of a common everyday chemical and want to pair both pieces of information. Reciprocal links to Wikipedia records are provided in collaboration with Wikipedia volunteers. Read the News Release.
Updated 6/11/2009 10:06:28 AM
