nihonium

Definition

Nihonium is a chemical element with the symbol Nh and atomic number 113. It is a synthetic element, meaning that it has never been found in nature. Nihonium was first created in 2004 by a team of Japanese scientists at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science.

Nihonium is a very unstable element with a half-life of just 20 seconds. This means that it decays into other elements very quickly. Nihonium is also very radioactive, meaning that it emits harmful particles.

Nihonium is named after Japan, the country where it was first created. The name "nihonium" comes from the Japanese word for Japan, "nihon".

How can the word be used?

Nihonium is the 113th element on the periodic table.

Different forms of the word

The word "nihonium" is a proper noun, which means that it is the name of a specific element. As such, there are no different forms of the word "nihonium.".

Etymology

The word "nihonium" comes from the Japanese word "日本" (nihon), which means "Japan". The name was proposed by the team of scientists who discovered the element at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan.

The word "nihonium" has no other forms. It is a proper noun, which means that it is the name of a specific element.

The word "nihonium" was first used in 2016, when the element was officially named by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

Question

What country is nihonium named after?