Ununhexium

Ununhexium (eka-polonium) is the temporary name of an unconfirmed synthetic superheavy element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uuh and has the atomic number 116. Some research has referred to it as "eka-polonium".

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In 1999, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the discovery of elements 116 and 118 (see ununoctium), in a paper published in Physical Review Letters. The following year, they published a retraction after other researchers were unable to duplicate the results. In June 2002, the director of the lab announced that the original claim of the discovery of these two elements had been based on data fabricated by the principal author Victor Ninov.

Eka-polonium: redirectUnunhexium...

Synthetic: Generally, synthetic means pertaining to synthesis, i.e., the putting-together of two or more parts into a coherent whole, whether by design or by natural processes....

Superheavy element: REDIRECT Transuranium element...