#30DaysOfScikuChallenge
Elements
Day 3 Prompt: Periodic Table inspired Haiku
what element makes
Unless a name given by IUPAC
search continues
An element is considered one of the building blocks of life — one of approximately one hundred unique substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances, each distinguished by its atomic number. According to their recurring properties, the periodic table of elements arranges the elements, including commonly known ones such as gold, silicon, iron, and uranium. It is likely you remember this from your middle school science textbook!
As the new year approaches, worth remembering that the exploration of new elements continues, scientists are searching for elements beyond the periodic table's seventh row as we speak.
Just in case you were wondering, some of the newest elements on the block — in 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) approved the name and symbols for four elements: nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og), respectively for element 113, 115, 117, and 118 — For some extra bit of fun — try saying these names aloud — try it!
*This is Day 3 of the #sciku challenge — science-inspired haiku ( so #sciku?) prompts to get you inspired — Our dear readers — why not spend some time each day creating and having a little fun — if you do — publish it anywhere on medium, just tag it with — #30DaysOfScikuChallenge.
**If haikus/scikus aren’t your jam, feel free to exercise your artistic creativity and write another form of a science-inspired story — I can’t wait to read what you come up with.
Tagging Dr. Preeti Singh Bradley J Nordell Darrin Atkins and anyone else who feels inspired to follow and/or play along with this fun #30DaysOfScikuChallenge and today’s prompt: Periodic Table
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