Discovery of Element 118 Completing the Periodic Table's 7th Row

The fourth IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party reviewed literature to establish the discovery of element Z=118. The Dubna-Livermore collaboration was determined to have fulfilled the established criteria. A synopsis of the experiments and related efforts is presented by Paul J. Karol of Carnegie Mellon University.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the criteria for element discovery based on the IUPAC/IUPAP review process described.
• Studying the experimental synopsis for element Z=118 mentioned in the description.
• Researching the collaborative efforts between the Dubna and Livermore laboratories referenced in the text.

Strengths

• Document is authored by Paul J. Karol of Carnegie Mellon University.
• Focuses on the specific discovery of element Z=118, completing the periodic table's 7th row.
• Describes the review process of the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Paul J. Karol, Carnegie Mellon University

Collection Method

Review of literature by the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party.