New Chemical Element In The Periodic Table

The target wheel is equipped with thin lead foil. Inside the foil element 112 was produced for the first time after irradiation with zinc ions. (Credit: A. Zschau, GSI) The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a new element by the International Union of Pure and Applied