#WisdomTablets (5)

Never Look Down on Anyone
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Life, sometimes, could be funny. It's arguably
a mystery. You never can tell what becomes
your fate the next second. This is the reason
you must treat everyone as important. Never
you let anyone down. Intriguingly, that person
you refer to as imbecile might be the one who
could proffer remedy to that plight ravaging
your life.

Show everyone around you that they are needed
regardless of their status, background, or age. Do
not qualify people by how they look or the kind
of perfume they wear. Knowledge isn't measured
by any of these; neither is it measured by one's
action. Mind you, someone might often act crazily
but behold he/she is loaded knowledge wise.

Try to engage one in a tete-a-tete, or one-on-one chat,
before qualifying them. Most people possess hidden
qualities that can only be discovered having spent a
reasonable time with them. Don't despise/discard
someone or a fellow so easily because of a certain
behaviour displayed by him/her. Sometimes,
circumstances might make one act in a certain way
unknowingly or unintentionally.

Besides, we are all accustomed to, or blessed with, a
certain character, and every character was created for
a purpose. Every circumstance or occasion is in need
of at least a particular unique character.

Go close to people before rating them. The world
is a funny place; always recall this. It would enable
you not to look down on anyone. #ThinkAboutIt

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The Periodic Table Welcomes Four New Elements

THE PERIODIC TABLE WELCOMES FOUR NEW ELEMENTS

         

For those who are science-inclined, particularly chemists as well as Chemistry-oriented students and researchers, four new chemical elements were officially and permanently added to the Periodic Table of elements on 30^th November 2016, thereby creating a new face in the world of physical sciences and technology in general.

        

The Periodic Table is a tabular arrangement of chemical elements in columns and rows, in accordance with their atomic numbers – number of protons, electron configurations, as well as recurring chemical properties. The order of arrangement signifies periodic trends. The vertical columns are known as ‘groups’ whereas the horizontal rows are called ‘periods’. Within each row (period), the elements are metals on the left and non-metals on the right.

         

Earlier in January 2016, it was announced that four new elements had been discovered, subject to earn a permanent spot on the periodic table with elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 rounding out the seventh row. At the time, they all had temporary names and symbols, but at the moment, they enjoy new and permanent names namely, Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson. Teams of researchers from the United States (US), Russia, and Japan have been credited with the discovery of these new elements, thus were given the naming rights – which come with some basic criteria.

        

As stipulated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the body responsible for confirming the discovery of new elements, any new element must be named after any of the following: a mythological concept or character, including an astronomical object; a mineral or similar substance; a place or geographical region; a property of the element in question; or, a scientist.

       

The scientists first synthesized the new elements between 2002 and 2010, but it wasn’t until December 2015 that the IUPAC officially recognized the discoveries. Then in June of this year, the scientists who discovered the super-heavy, highly reactive elements sent IUPAC their suggested names for the elements, based on the aforementioned guideline. After a five-month waiting period when members of the public could ask questions about the new elements or tender contrary view if necessary, as the tradition requested, which expired on 8^th November 2016, the foursome were unanimously approved by IUPAC, formally filling their boxes in Chemistry’s most fundamental table – the Periodic Table.

       

Nihonium of atomic number 113 is with symbol Nh, Moscovium of 115 has symbol Mc, Tennessine of 117 goes with symbol Ts, whilst Oganesson of 118 has symbol Og. Nihonium was derived from ‘Nippon’, a Japanese word meaning literally Japan. Moscovium honours the Russian capital city, Moscow.  Tennessine is named after the state of Tennessee, USA known for its pioneering research in Chemistry. According to IUPAC, Tennessine is in recognition of the contribution of the Tennessee region to super-heavy elements’ research. This marks the second US state to be honoured on the periodic table, following California – referenced by Californium (element 98), which was discovered in the 1950s. Similarly, Hassium (element 108) was named after the German state of Hesse.

       

Oganesson is named after the 83-year-old Russian physicist, Yuri Oganessian. History has it that this is barely the second time a new element would be named after a living scientist. The first time such occasion occurred – when in 1993 a team at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory proposed naming element 106 (Seaborgium) after the US nuclear-Chemistry pioneer, Glenn Seaborg – it led to huge controversy. At the time, an IUPAC committee rejected the proposal after passing a resolution that elements were not to be named for living scientists, but the name was later allowed after further deliberations.

         

One may wonder why these four elements took so long to make it on the periodic table. Unlike the classics, such as Gold, Iron, and Aluminium, these new elements are not found in nature. They are synthetic elements that can only be created in the lab, and they decay so fast after synthesis. For years, the teams behind their discovery didn’t have an opportunity to get a proper look before they morphed into something else entirely.

       

Kosuke Morita from Japan, one of the scientists that discovered Nihonium, said ‘For over seven years, we continued to search for data conclusively identifying element 113 but we just never saw another event. However, I was not prepared to give up as I believed that one day, if we persevered, luck would fall upon us again.’ Hence, the persistence eventually yielded an absolute success.

       

It’s worth noting that the heaviest element in nature remains Uranium, which has 92 protons. But heavier elements that have more protons in their nucleus can be created via nuclear fusion. The way elements are made nowadays is by shooting a beam of an existing element at another element, and then seeing what happens when they collide. It’s interesting to acknowledge that the Japanese team is now focused on inventing element 119 and beyond. So hopefully, soonest, a dragonian element might be invented.

        

Based on the new incredible development, it’s needless to reiterate that it is high time researchers, teachers and students changed their Chemistry-related text books and research materials. A delay might be disastrous. Think about it!

 

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#WisdomTablets (4)

Don't call him your Friend
till after a Business deal

Never you regard a man, or anyone whatsoever,
as your friend until you have had a business deal
with him. Believe it or not, you don't really know
a man till after you have engaged him in a business.
It's only a business relationship that has the tendency
of bringing out a man's actual colour.

The truth is, until something involving money comes
into play, you would never realize someone's true
colour. It's only money that could disclose what really
a man is made of. Hence, till such moment unfolds, that
person you refer to as your 'friend' remains a stranger
in your life, thus ought to be seen as such.

Mind you, the business in question could be of any
kind provided money is involved. Bear in mind that
two major factors - money and woman - disclose how
reliable a man is. It's only either of the two that can
make someone you call your friend betray you. So, as
you love and trust that person in your life prior to
having a business deal with him, endeavour to remain
careful, because he might be a wolf in sheep clothing.

However, I'm not asking you to, henceforth, be
treating your friends badly, or like enemies; I'm
only advocating not to wholly trust them till after
a business deal. #ThinkAboutIt

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