73 new isotopes discovered

By Chemistry World2018-06-15T14:23:00

Source: National Nuclear Data Center, information extracted from the NuDat 2 database

Use this cutting edge nuclide research in your class

A Japanese team has discovered 73 new isotopes of elements such as iron, silver and iodine. The team use the word ‘nuclide’, which means something very similar to the word ‘isotope’. However, isotopes must all be from the same element, whereas nuclides are from any element. Use this cutting edge research in your class.

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