Ununtrium

Ununtrium (eka-thallium) is the temporary name of an unconfirmed synthetic element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uut and has the atomic number 113. Some research has referred to it as "eka-thallium". It comes from the alpha decay (Releases a Helium nucleus) of Ununpentium.

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On February 1, 2004, ununtrium and ununpentium were reported by a team composed of Russian scientists at Dubna (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research), and American scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Their discovery of the element still awaits confirmation. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/science/01ELEM.html?ex=1076216400&en=91af87c6dd4a6484&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

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