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Thursday, 12 May 2011
Official Notice: Updated Periodic Table of the Elements
BOS 15/11
Who needs to read this notice:
Head Teachers Science
Science Teachers
The Periodic Table of the Elements used by the Board of Studies has been updated in line with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommendations (February 2010).
Key amendments to the Periodic Table of the Elements include:
- The element Copernicium has been added
- Small changes have been made to the standard atomic weight of some elements
- Elements that have no stable nuclides do not have atomic weights reported