Descubren el elemento # 112

You may know it as Ununbium or Element 112, though soon this element will have a 'real' name. A team led by Sigurd Hofmann at the Centre for Heavy Ion Research announced the discovery of the unstable element back in 1996. One atom of Element 112 resulted from firing a stream of zinc ions at a lead target. The unstable atom decayed within milliseconds, yet its existence was indicated by the energy that was released. Since that time, a total of 4 atoms of Element 112 have been produced, which apparently is enough to finally gain recognition for the discovery by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or IUPAC. Now Hofmann's team is permitted to submit an official name for the element, which will replace the temporary name of Ununbium ("ununbi" meaning "1-1-2" in Latin). I would think after over a decade, Hofmann would have a name ready and waiting, but apparently it is still under consideration. The team is working to replicate results observed by Russian researchers who have claimed to have produced Element 118. Additionally, they are trying to form Element 120.