Generally speaking, however, it has almost no commercial application of significance. Other authorities reserve credit for the discovery of the latter element, however, for the French chemist Georges Urbain (1872-1938). Urbain showed in 1907 that Nilson 's ytterbia was actually a mixture itself of two oxides. The first he named Leticia and the second, neoytterbium, in order, he said, "to leave the illustrious Marignac, in the future, the credit of his fundamental discovery. " The name of the second element was eventually shortened, however, to ytterbium.
The smell of a Corpse Flower, Titan Arum, helps prevent it from being eaten, but despite this the plant is still very rare; according to the IUCN it’s officially “threatened. " It comes from the forests of Sumatra. It's not actually one big flower; it’s thousands upon thousands of little male and female flowers. These give out oils, while the center collects heat. A mature plant can weigh 200 pounds.
This finding made the world curious and even now almost a century later it is still one of the most talked about
A conflict occurred in trying to name these elements, that’s when IUPAC stepped in, giving the elements their final names. These discoveries brought curiosity for people at UC Berkeley, significantly
Toshiko Takaezu: Ceramic Artist of the East and West The prominent ceramic artist, Toshiko Takaezu, is well known because of her exploration with ceramics as an independent visual medium. Because of her experimentation, she “revitalized her field with abstract shapes, painterly glazes, and lyrical installations” (Ruud 20). This Japanese-American ceramist took her knowledge from her schooling and a visit to Japan to create beautiful forms of art that are still appreciated today. According to William Grimes in his article about the artist, Takaezu is best known for her “closed pots and torpedo-like cylinders” that were created from natural forms she saw around her (Grimes).
Her most noted achievement, that propelled her scientific platform, was her discovery of the 88th element of the periodic table, Radium. “Though her most well-known contribution to science was of unrivaled status, she also published her finding of element number 84, Polonium, in July 1898, which preceded her discovery of Radium in the following December” (Pasachoff). Her eye-opening revelation to the scientific community was the product of many years of hard work alongside her husband, Dr. Pierre Curie. Along with a handsome pair of unveiled elements, Marie Curie was highly recognized throughout her educational endeavors. “She graduated from high school with the highest honors at just 15 years of age” (Pasachoff).
At first scientist’s didn’t know what element niobium was. They thought that it was tantalum because niobium and tantalum are similar metals and always are found together. They both are very difficult to isolate. On 1844
Titan was discovered in 1655 by Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens. It is named after the race of gods that used to rule the universe, before being overthrown by the Olympian Gods. It is Saturn’s biggest moon, and the second biggest moon in our solar system. Scientist speculate that Titan’s development imitates Earth’s early years in development, with the only difference being that Titan is farther away from the sun. Titan is the only moon that has an atmosphere in our solar system.
In this paper, is the basic information of the dangerous element; plutonium (Pu). Plutonium is a very fascinating element on the periodic table. It is fascinating regarding its toxic potency and involvement in weapons. Which is why I am choosing to do a paper on this element, people need to realize both how dangerous it is, what it is, how it came to be, and what it can do.
Joseph Priestley is known to most as the man who discovered oxygen, and seven other elements. He did not name it, but he did discover its presence and he called it “dephlogisticated air”. He did it by using a 12-inch-wide glass "burning lens," focusing sunlight on a lump of reddish mercuric oxide in an inverted glass container placed in a pool of mercury. He discovered three types of air: air, fixed air (carbon dioxide) and inflammable air (hydrogen). By doing so, Priestley also discovered 10 new gases: nitric oxide (nitrous air), nitrogen dioxide (red nitrous vapour), nitrous oxide (inflammable nitrous air), hydrogen chloride (marine acid air), ammonia (alkaline air), sulfur dioxide (vitriolic acid air), silicon tetrafluoride (fluor acid air), nitrogen (phlogisticated air), oxygen (dephlogisticated air), and a gas later identified as carbon monoxide.
Two years before Priestly published oxygen Carl Scheele discovered it but also failed to publish oxygen. Oxygen was published in 1774 by a man named Joseph Priestly, so he was credited with the discovery. He was trying to find out why stuff burned. In order for stuff to burn it needed oxygen. Oxygen is an important element because he sustains life.
Xenon is element number 54 and it has an atomic mass of 131.29. There are 77 neutrons and 54 protons in Xenon nucleus. The element symbol for Xenon is Ce and Xenon is part of the Noble Gas Family. The founders of Xenon are Sir William Ramsey and Morris M. Travers from London. The Chemists found Xenon in 1898 on The University of London.
Friedrich Wöhler accidentally synthesized urea in 1828. He was attempting to synthesize ammonium cyanate by treating silver cyanate with aqueous ammonium chloride. After analyzing the white powder that was created, he realized that it was urea, a component of urine. Prior to this discovery, it was commonly believed that you could not create an organic compound from inorganic elements. Wöhler’s accidental discovery proved you could.
Uranium Z, later named protactinium 234, the first example of nuclear isomerism2. Nuclear isomerism is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms, but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as with CH3 OCH 3, and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and, therefore, in one or more properties”. Once again Otto was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times, but still had not
Takata was founded in 1933 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, by Takezo Takada and started to produce lifelines for parachutes, and other textiles for the WWII Imperial Japanese Army. The original name of Takata was Takata Kojo Corporation. Later they incorporated as "Takata". In the early 1950s, the company started to research seat belts.
