Why No. 116 on Periodic Table of Elements Should Be Your Favorite
Officials looking to rename No. 116 on Periodic Table of Elements as "Livermorium" in honor of the City of Livermore and lab scientists who helped create it.
OK, Livermore folks. If this happens chalk it up as one of the more interesting tidbits about our city alongside having the longest-burning lightbulb and receiving a Native American curse.
Science officials are looking to rename No. 116 on the Periodic Table of Elements as "Livermorium" in honor of the City of Livermore and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists who helped create it, according to reports.
Bay Area News Group Reporter Suzanne Bohan writes in this article:
Lab scientists and colleagues at a Russian institute synthesized a superheavy element a decade ago and it landed a spot as No. 116 on the periodic table — the master list of elements.
Temporarily called ununhexium, it will become "livermorium," an international chemistry organization announced this week. The name honors the scientists who helped create it and the city hosting the national security lab.
If approved after a five-month public comment period, it will be the second element associated with the laboratory.
In 1997, "Lawrencium" was named for the lab's founder, E.O. Lawrence.
Livermorium would have the atomic symbol Lv.
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What do you think of the proposed name, Livermorium, for element 116?
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Chuck Harding
8:45 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I am trying to drum up interest in the idea of putting up some sort of commerative monument about the naming of element 116 as Livermorium and locating it at 116 S Livermore Avenue, which is the park on the corner of First Street and Livermore Ave, the one with the big Christmas tree. There could be an open design competition with officials from both the city and LLNL to judge the winner.
Mark Tarte
9:13 am on Sunday, December 11, 2011
Chuck, an excellent idea. Have you approached the city yet with the idea? The design competition is a good idea. How about this? The contestants have to be schoolkids only and their design has to reflect both the element and science education. Just a thought.
Pushpa Krishnan
7:14 am on Thursday, December 8, 2011
Nice idea, Chuck! I wonder why there is no interest....
Speedie B
7:45 am on Sunday, December 11, 2011
If there is interest, I hope the scientists on the teams that found the elements are listed on the 'double L' commemmorative. Maybe Kris can add their names to his article above? Our City has a great opportunity to showcase its talent with some sort of permanent, physical recognition. LLNL is a huge part of our city's history and major employer -- a cool abstract monument to honor their contributions would be awesome!! We really are positioned as wine country, rodeo and LLNL/Sandia Labs -- let's show it off.