Origin : After Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics. Element 111 was synthesized exactly 100 years after Roentgen's discovery. This naming lies within the long-established tradition of naming elements to honour famous scientists. See also chemsoc timeline entry: 1895.
Description :
A man-made element of which only a few atoms have ever been created, by fusing a bismuth atom and a nickel atom together in a heavy ion accelerator.
Image :
Early X-ray tube and imagery inspired by X-ray astronomy and partcle accelerators. Click here to see larger version of this image.
