Science & Technology

Discovery of Copernicium by Hofmann and Ninov

Scientists Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov and their team successfully discovered element 112, naming it Copernicium in honor of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. This significant achievement took place at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany. The experiment involved bombarding lead atoms with zinc ions to create the element. Copernicium is a heavy, radioactive metal that is part of the superheavy elements category, with only a few atoms synthesized in total.

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