NISMED recently released an updated version of
the Periodic Table of Elements. It is available for
downloading from the AgiMat website (curriculum.
nismed.upd.edu.ph) for educational and non-profit use. A
poster-size version is also available and may be purchased
at the NISMED Bookstore at the STTC Building, UP Diliman,
Q.C.
This updated version already includes the two newly
named elements, flerovium (114) and livermorium (116).
Moreover, it follows the current group numbering system
which uses numbers 1 - 18 to designate the columns (groups)
from left to right of the Periodic Table and adopts the
reported atomic masses (except for elements with multiple
atomic masses) by the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The IUPAC is the internationally
recognized body which prescribes standards and systems
in chemistry. It was formed in 1919 by chemists from the
industry and academe. Dr. John D. Petersen, IUPAC Executive
Director, granted permission for the reproduction of the
approved Periodic Table for use as a reference.
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