The General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)approved the names of three elements on Friday. Elements 110, 111 and 112 are officially named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn). Of course, these names have been unofficially listed on the periodic table since they were first proposed to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
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