Meet the 4 Newest Elements!
Four of the heaviest elements on the periodic table are finally getting names!
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Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Large_Hadron_Collider_dipole_magnets_IMG_0955.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HEUraniumC.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpha_Decay.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuri_Oganesyan.png
