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Each atom of moscovium costs millions of dollars to produce and only lasts for a few seconds—that's not a lot of bang for your buck! Scholars learn more about the synthetic element and its properties from a chemistry professor.
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Instructional Ideas
- Map the distance from where scientists created the element to the city it was named after and debate why moscovium was named for a city three hours away
- Discuss the international collaboration required to produce moscovium
Classroom Considerations
- Relies on prior knowledge of IUPAC, element naming conventions, and radioactivity
- 115th in a series of 118 covering the periodic table
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Professor shares his excitement and keeps the video interesting
- Includes subtitles in English and Portuguese for ease of note taking
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- None