Beyond the Periodic Table’s Edge: Scientists Unravel New Chemistry for Heavy Elements
Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...
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Berkelocene: Scientists create the world's first organometallic molecule
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of organometallic chemistry. They have synthesized and ...
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Only a Few Grams of This Element Exist—and Scientists Have Used It to Break the Rules of the Periodic Table
According to a new study, the electronic signature of the actinide element acts differently than lanthanides, which is what scientists previously expected. Understanding the atomic behavior of ...
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UB, Berkeley Lab scientists discover new heavy-metal molecule ‘berkelocene’
The pioneering nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg discovered berkelium at Berkeley Lab in 1949. It was one of many achievements ...
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Berkeley Lab discovers first organometallic molecule with Berkelium
Researchers named the compound “berkelocene” because it is comparable to the compound “uranocene,” a uranium-containing ...
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Another Manchester world first from the University that split the atom
Developing a greater understanding of the amount of covalency in lanthanides and actinides - also known as the f elements - is important, given our current lack of knowledge about them, and their ...
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Scientists discover new heavy-metal molecule 'berkelocene'
One row above the actinides are the lanthanides. The pioneering nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg discovered berkelium at Berkeley Lab in 1949. It would become just one of many achievements that led ...