Nihonium (Nh) Fun Facts
"The Rising Sun, the first hero to be discovered in an Asian country."
The true essence of Nihonium (Nh) on the molecular frontier.
Nihonium is a synthetic, highly radioactive element.
Nihonium has no everyday connection, used only in research.
Nihonium�s discovery was a major point of national pride for Japan.
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It is the first chemical element to have been discovered in an Asian country.
It is named after the common Japanese name for Japan, 'Nihon', which literally means 'the Land of the Rising Sun'.
The discovery was made by a team of scientists at the RIKEN research institute in Japan.
Its most stable known isotope has a half-life of about 20 seconds.
It is in Group 13, below boron, aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium.