Nipponium - The Element that Wasn't - Periodic Table of Videos
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- The "discoveries" of element 43 and 75 could have seen Japan recognised on the Periodic Table much earlier.
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Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham.
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Nihonium: • Nihonium - Periodic Ta...
113 discovered: • Japanese discovery of ...
Naming Nihonium: • New Elements Named - P...
Element Inauguration: • Elements Inauguration ...
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Always nice to see our professor doing well. I say 'our' professor even though I have never been Uni of Nottingham student, but for all of us around the world he has been also our professor through all these years.
This is similar to the story of the discovery of Vanadium. A Spanish-Mexican scientist discovered the element in Mexico and sent it to Europe for analysis, where they (incorrectly) told him it was just chromium. About 30 years later a Swedish scientist rediscovered it and named it Vanadium. The original proposed name would have been “erythronium” which os pretty cool
If Nipponium had prevailed, 113 Nh would probably have been named for the prefecture, city, university or person discovering it. Similar things happened with other groups discovering multiple elements, such as the Bohr dynasty from Copenhagen/Hafnia.
I feel like Ogawa deserves to have an element specifically named after him, given that he didn't get this credit during his lifetime. Hopefully his name is put on one of the ones found in the future.
I love the manga tear that he's shedding in the drawing.
I'm so jealous of that hair tho
Mendelev never stopped amazing me: back when the sub-atomic particles were poorly understood, his way of thinking was as revolutionary as Einstein's theories. It is worth a video of its own talking about his researches.
I think the professor may have achieved new peak hair. Soon he will be indistinguishable from a giant dandelion. I am in awe.
Nipponium sounds like what katanas in all anime is made out off.
Being a non native English speaker It IS a joy to listen to the professor and understand so many clever things.
Accidentally discovering a new element in 1800: "Huh not sure what is this but neat."
I love little tidbits of trivia like this. It really helps bring a humanising character to what is essentially a property sorted database (the periodic table) and helps tell a story of chemistry.
This Professor always brings a smile to my face
I would love a video about the island of stability. A deep(ish) dive in what it is and especially any recent progress towards finding/creating and elements that may constitute that island. Thanks!
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So happy to see the Professor back in his university studio, it makes the video much more scientific
I'm sure I subbed to you when you were 10k views. Amazing to see now what has happened. Wish you well Periodic Videos man.
Ogawa had a great mustache, thank you for the lesson Professor!
I love your chemistry history videos. Thanks for what you do!