Nihonium Merch

An insightful Nihonium design. Nihonium (symbol Nh) is a chemical element with atomic number 113. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and is extremely radioactive; its most stable known isotope, nihonium-286, has a half-life of 20 seconds. Nihonium was first reported to have been created in 2003 by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, and in 2004 by a team of Japanese scientists at RIKEN. In December 2015, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) recognized the element and assigned the priority of the discovery to RIKEN. In November 2016, the IUPAC published a d...

Nihonium is the name for newly discovered element 113, named in honor of Japan.

The orbitals are swirling in Storistir to make holiday ornaments! Nihonium, element 113, was named after Japan or Nihon, the land of the Rising Sun. There was fierce competition for this honor with Russia and the United States both in line. History was made on the East side when Nihonium was named to Japan's national pride.

Nihonium was discovered by a Japanese team, and was therefore named for Japan. There is an interesting history for why this element was named Nihonium rather than Nipponium.

There are 15 transactinides currently, which are all man-made, short-lived and difficult to create. Can you name all 15?

Stars like our sun make many elements, although not every known element has been detected in stars. All 118 elements including the man-made ones are listed in this design (in no particular order). Can you find your favorite element?