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4. Where do the names of the elements come from? - Dixie State ...

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copernicium (112):- most recently named artificial element- a single atom was made in 1996 by smashing zinc and leadatoms toge<strong>the</strong>r at a lab in Germany- one more in 2000, two more in 2004- named for Nicholas Copernicus on 19 February 2010, <strong>the</strong>537th anniversary <strong>of</strong> his birthThat leaves 97 whose appearance we can talk about here.

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