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Article: New chemical element added to Periodic Table

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October 19, 2006
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Moscow, Oct 19 -- Russian and US chemists have added element number 118 to the Periodic Table at Russia's Dubna Institute of Nuclear Research.

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Elements 118, 116, 114, 115 and 113 confirms that there is some stability among superheavy elements, said ...

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