Nihonium - Periodic Table of Videos

[@vettypayal223]

This man is an international treasure. Please protect him at all costs.

[@daddymuggle]

Especially now, in March 2020.

[@Empkemp]

More than the queen

[@NeilMalthus]

@@Empkemp The queen's just a leech

[@saltymcsaltface]

@@NeilMalthus I'd like to add that he should be on the currency instead of the Queen

[@EddieTheH]

​@@Empkemp That aged well! 😂

[@Thetriggertrumpet]

4 Periodic Videos' videos in 1 day, am I in heaven?

[@ChiaraWatson]

No racism on sensei`s channel!

[@lithium820]

probably

[@estrogenuser]

中村久美子 go away

[@ChiaraWatson]

SODAWATER. 水 Well that is rude. We all have the right to comment respectfully.

[@estrogenuser]

中村久美子 well I am rude.

[@vitamindubya]

Of course you wouldn't slap it together on a Friday afternoon and publish the next day. It's a freaking weekend

[@vitamindubya]

Jessy Chaîné I work. I'm not a scientist though

[@17XeviousGreen]

As a student of Japanese, I can think of no better name than Nihonium. Although Japanium would've been cool, would be nice to finally have a "J" in the periodic table!

[@rc5902]

Dear Prof. Poliakoff I just want to thank you for your sharing some of your knowledge with us and explain it in such a great way not just breaking iy down for us without the lifetime studying of it like yourself but your humbleness and coolness that you have. To me you are a treasure of knowledge and charisma 1 in a billion how i wish i could have been your student surely you would have changed my life more than you have already I THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR!

[@NorthernThinker]

Thank you Brady for making all the videos that you make, they are educational and entertaining.

[@periodicvideos]

you're welcome - thank you for watching them.

[@michaelsheffield6852]

Do you have Patreon Page? :)

[@skagerak1]

They do, check the description.

[@the4armedmonk]

Throwing science at a wall and seeing what sticks.

[@ChristianTreber]

"3 atoms in 9 years". Redefining patience they did, too.

[@RodrigoMeazzi]

Professor, you looks amazing in your new outfit! Cheers from Brazil!

[@arturmizuno]

Rodrigo Meazzi we need a brasilium element. The first with three characters on its representation: element 'Hue'

[@montinhoman]

I was totally thinking exactly that during the video !! huehuehuehuehue

[@legochickenguy4938]

Interestingly, Japan in Japanese (Nihon) is 日本, however, when it is written as the element it is ニホニウム, with the first two characters being the same as in the country name, but they're written differently because the element name is a scientific word which is written in the same alphabet that foreign words are written in.

[@rdreher7380]

"I'm sure I pronounced that incorrectly," Hahaha, actually it's perfect. Japanese is not very hard to pronounce, only stress (which English speakers often add where it shouldn't be) really ever messes it up. But Nihon is exactly as the professor said it.

[@leea8706]

I know this comment is old but I just want to say that was a really nice and thoughtful of you, both to say the professor was correct and also helps other people who might not know, so thanks 😊

[@موسى_7]

So I didn't mishear him when he pronounced the ん correctly? I didn't expect that he'd know how to pronounce the ん in 日本 (にほん)

[@cleitonfelipe2092]

The time has finally come, as some have predicted we now have to buy a new periodic table of elements

[@CJT3X]

Planned obsolescence!!!

[@Asidders]

That's how they get you!

[@ftbtd]

Yes, it is a conspiracy. These experiments must be funded by printing-companies.

[@jpaulc441]

I like the sound effects over the atom collision animations

[@mattdombrowski8435]

"what Einstein told his barber" is a very interesting book to have in the background.

[@nikhilpabelkar4191]

Professor Martyn is an absolute legend. How do we immortalise him ?

[@deekshasingh1517]

just love the way he explains

[@ashleyrose5180]

I'd love to sit down and have tea with this man.

[@AFXPaladin]

I like nihonium. It's a cool name.

[@lucasm4299]

AFX paladin He said he didn't like the name Americium because it referred to a country (America/USA), but is okay with Nihonium being named after Japan.

[@zammyscorp0]

OH NO HE DIDN'T

[@lilplatelet6792]

actually nihon means Japan in Japanese

[@sifgrid4536]

Animenium

[@indrasishmajumder6359]

@@lilplatelet6792 isn't it Nippon?

[@flaplaya]

Mendelev would be screaming of joy.. "It's Complete" the table is complete!!

[@Reydriel]

fla playa At least, until Elememt 119 :D

[@quarkyquasar893]

118*

[@flaplaya]

***** I wager 10 dollars that row 8 does not exist. We have pushed the boundaries so far getting to 118 obtaining one atom that immediately decomposes into daughters. Trust me. Mendeleev's table is complete. As for isotopes it is not but base elements.. 118 is the Holy Grail. Maybe I'm wrong. Got ten bucks on the line now. :)

[@loganlenart783]

Island of Stability though, once they get large enough to form a new electron shell they might be stable enough to last years, even millennia. They would have nuclei's in the 138-150 range though.

[@quarkyquasar893]

Logan Lenart Island of stability might or might not exist, but his bet now has more chances of losing. lol

[@unpopularopinion2827]

you said it perfect! nihon was pronounced wonderfully :)

[@evanpower9585]

why is your icon mountain rice field?

[@unpopularopinion2827]

Maxwell Power ... uhm because it is my last name xD yamada - meaning in english is mountain rice field in japanese it is yamada.

[@evanpower9585]

勝郎山田 cool!

[@MaskofPoesy]

Publishing a paper on a Saturday.. Oh Sir Poliakoff.. ^^

[@TripleGatan]

Tol Hydra Sorry I have to... KURISUTINNNNAAAA !!!

[@MaskofPoesy]

Tina mo *kinshi*!

[@TripleGatan]

Tol Hydra Fine, Zombie ! Or do you prefer Celeb Sev' ?

[@MaskofPoesy]

Jey492 Sere..? Huh?!

[@afrog2666]

That gown-thingy made him look like a wizard hehe..

[@The51stDivision]

It's a Japanese happi.

[@afrog2666]

Thanks. Forgot what he called it lol.. The Happi Wizard then :p

[@Metatr0n]

@@afrog2666 In Japanese it's called 羽織 and pronounced "Haori". It's an overcoat that is worn over a Kimono, Yukata or Gi.

[@danner253]

Are you saying he's not?

[@鷹城-x9u]

@@Metatr0n No that's not a Haori (羽織), the one in the video was Happi (法被)

[@StAlchemyst]

Out of nowhere four PToV videos!?!? Day maker! Hold on life, I got some videos to watch.

[@telluride3577]

I need that robe thing so I can walk into school with it, stand up on a table, and say "STAND BACK, I AM GOING TO OPEN A PORTAL TO SCIENCE!"

[@aidanflodin8499]

Seeing the professor t-pose, one of the best things in life

[@fossil98]

Weabonium

[@MrJcalvino]

XDDDD

[@tommihommi1]

Fossil98 Japsium

[@ChiaraWatson]

There more to Japan then Anime. Don`t disrespect my country.

[@Caarve]

Do not take it so seriously. They are a just joking around.

[@ksng767]

Racists are everywhere nowadays. Pretty sad that the West came up with a term to insult their own people for liking another country, hard to think that all of Western art at this point was actually influenced by the Art Nouveau movement when Siegfried Bing brought Japanese art to the West.

[@mylesbishop1240]

My favorite element is Valium

[@U014B]

Myles Bishop No no, Valium is a compound made from the element Opium.

[@mylesbishop1240]

Noel Goetowski are you sure... Well then Opium is my favorite element than you bloke

[@clark5401]

@@U014B Isn't opium a compound - also used to make Diacetylmorphine? (Heroin)

[@bryanstellfox8521]

@@U014B Diazepam (trade name Valium) is a benzodiazepene, and definitely does not come from the opium poppy. It is synthesized in a lab, thus it is synthetic and does not come from natural sources, ie opium poppies.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

@@U014B r/woosh.

[@justanotherpiccplayer3511]

I aspire to have the same passion martin has, he's so happy and positive

[@dannysulyma6273]

An awesome kimono for an awesome man. Thank you Professor.

[@Lostpanda123]

The greatest Christmas gift ever to see the professor again, and i don't celebrate Christmas! 😃

[@douglasarthur2673]

Oh ‘Great Maker’, does this make me feel aged. When I was a Chemistry student the table showed 103 known elements with spaces for predicted 104, 105, 106, 107 and 108 !!! If these new elements can ‘exist’ in the lab just think of the possibilities and wonders that exist in the Cosmos. That thought makes me tingle.

[@gunnark9823]

Yeah, when I was at school, the 110 was actually just found and we filled up its place on the table then and learned much from its discovery

[@pavphone2616]

Woah woah woah, hold on, 4 videos at once??! What is this, real life?

[@arturmizuno]

Pav Phone it's just fantasy...

[@Jaydoggy531]

We're caught in a landslide.

[@reNINTENDO]

I'd continue the Queen reference, but I feel it's more important to point out you just spelt "whoa" wrong three times in a row. And that troubles me.

[@Asidders]

I think "expletives" like so can be written a bit more freely. Just my thought. Like writing "daaaamn" with several a's etc.

[@Handleisn_tAvailable]

Why I am learning so much from just one video?

[@BothHands1]

your pronunciation of 日本 was pretty on point :)

[@blackburn1111]

It's a fascinating thought that, maybe, somewhere in the universe, these heavy elements occur naturally.

[@suddenrushsarge]

His Happi, makes me Happy.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Why do I like this professor so much? Don’t know why, but I do.

[@sbaromski]

You pronounced 'Nihon' perfectly

[@rdreher7380]

+

[@foxontherails]

Nah, the intonation's not right. The way he said it, it sounds more like 「二本」(lit. "two sticks (of)") rather than what he intended, which is 「日本」. He should've accented the "ほ" (ho) rather than the "に" (ni). That aside, he did well for a non-Japanese speaker. Yeah, I'm fun at parties. Not that I go to any.

[@Sophocles13]

I love the Professor... thank you for these vids, honestly :)

[@michaelmcmorris1482]

Dear Sir Martyn, Your explanations are so clear and to the point, I really enjoy them. Your students are very fortunate.

[@RaviYadav-kh3xq]

At 5:25. You can get Al+1 easily by reducing Cp*AlCl2 by 2 equivalent of elemental potassium.

[@francescamele8077]

Great video, awesome wearable periodic table and brilliant tie. Love it

[@XerwTI]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR PROFF!!!

[@deldarel]

Nihon, not Nippon? But Nippon is more formal than Nihon! Also, I want my Nipplonium and make tasslers of them

[@elevown]

I certainly learned it with a HO in Japanese studies. I don't recall ever even learning when to use nippon or the difference.

[@ChiaraWatson]

Nihon is more formal than Nippon. They are both written with the same characters 日本 but you would be better off saying Nihon then Nippon.

[@OrdwaysChannel]

Back in the early twentieth century, a chemist in Japan thought he discovered element 43 and Called it Niponium. Though it was not able to be verified by anyone else so the claim was detracted (some think he actually had element 75). So I'm assuming it is different as to not confuse it with that claim.

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

Well tho Nihon/Nippon are almost same, I assume they chose Nihonium because the Np already stands for Neptunium...

[@wazawaza3382]

That intro though: it looked like the Professor was a detective putting on his periodic table jacket, leaving to investigate a crime. I now want to see that movie :D

[@ConstantThrowing]

I'm proud to say that I know Nihonium.

[@Beryllahawk]

The kimono just makes this video!

[@billi_zahm_SC]

Thanks for this channel. He is very informative and entertaining. Many greeting from Germany from a chemical engineer. ;-)

[@daviddavis3939]

As excited as I am about Nihonium, which is great I assure you, I am just focusing on how jealous I am of that glorious fro. Ok so ignoring the afro, I find the process of finding new elements absolutely fascinating, thanks for the video. Off to the other 3!

[@katowo6521]

his hair style just screams *"SCIENCEEE!!!!"*

[@AdMan-The-LabRat]

That was a very kind gift, I bet it made you Happi.

[@GeldarionTFS]

I just really love Professor Poliakoff. Such a neat guy. My goal as a future professor is to be as cool as he is.

[@johnries5593]

On the island of stability: I recall that there was talk of it thirty years ago living toward the end of the transition columns (eka-gold, etc.). We're way past that now. I suspect strongly that now the synthesis of transactinide elements is mostly about bragging rights.

[@Flarexxxx]

forgot to turn post notifications on DX im so behind time to binge

[@FubukiShiromiya]

Thank you for this insightful video with the helpful analysis, including the benefits of this research. Nippon is more or less the formal reading of the name of Japan, both names being readings of the characters 日本. Interestingly, towards the end of the video, (8:35) the element is labelled in katakana as ニホニウム or nihoniumu, which seems like it implies a reading of nihoni for 日本 were it to be rendered with kanji. Perhaps it is for convenience of reading, which might also explain why it's not, say, nipponium. Or perhaps because nipponium has already been used in the past, which a quick google search seems to indicate. I'm by no means an expert or native speaker, but that's how I understand it. The pronunciation in the video of the element names seems close enough to me. Far better than carry-oki or saki or tokio as these words are commonly said. None of this is probably very important but a cursory search didn't reveal any other discussion on the name itself.

[@Hwyadylaw]

ニホニウム is a transcription of "nihonium" Nippon is not more formal than Nihon (in fact it might be the other way around, it depends)

[@FubukiShiromiya]

McDucky どこにその情報を学ぶでしたか？ 違いますよね。これを読んで下さい。en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Japan#Nihon_and_Nippon

[@Hwyadylaw]

Eric Robertson 読んだ　　 正式な件では「にっぽん」と読むのが多いと書いているしかないんだろう

[@موسى_7]

@@FubukiShiromiya yes, every textbook says Nippon is formal

[@موسى_7]

I ask the same question all the time about ニホニウム

[@Sheithan]

The day an animator decides to animate Periodic Videos I can die happy 2:37 - 2:50 plz do

[@BGP369]

Nice threads sir. I am actually surprised it wasnt called Nipponium - as those who know the difference between Nihon and Nippon would know, the latter having a more nationalistic flavor to it. The fact they chose the former is a nice show of humility.

[@dielaughing73]

Turns out there was already a proposal to name another element Nipponium so I think maybe that name was not suitable for 'reuse'

[@psycronizer]

I was hoping that the prof would touch more on the ISLAND OF STABILITY that has been predicted, or at least thought about, I'm not sure if there is any actual reason for it, but many physicist's seem to think that there is an island of stability up there somewhere amongst the super-heavy artificial elements. The attraction of these things is because they may have some really BIZARRE properties that other elements don't have, and some believe they could even open up new avenues of physics...but of course we will need a far better way of making them to find that out......

[@cgpatron]

I've just seen a video from "The King Of Random" about what happens when you make "touch powder", and I don't quite understand the reaction. Can we get an explanation about why Nitrogen Triiodide reacts the way it does when disturbed?

[@Deadite9405]

No, you actually pronounced "Nihon" perfectly.

[@BoboDoboRobo]

When the kimono comes on, you know shit's about to get real

[@rdreher7380]

Not to be pedantic, but that would be a "happi," not a kimono. A Kimono is a very elaborate, formal outfit, the equivalent of a nice gown or tux, and thus worn on only very special occasions.

[@Jin-Ro]

I knew he was an Elemental Wizard!!

[@skylerbrockmoller6873]

Would it be possible to put, for example, a nitrogen atom behind the "target" to bond with the nihonium atom to stabilize it?

[@NikhileshSurve]

_Nihonium - Nh_ sounds great & may be next time when they again manage to get the naming right they could name it as _Nipponium - Np._ That would be wonderful just like France has 2 elements named after their country _Gallium - Ga & Francium - Fr._

[@oldboyneverrichagain1113]

Np is for Neptunium and i'm pretty sure they wanted to name Rhenium Nipponium but they didn't end up doing it.

[@NikhileshSurve]

@@oldboyneverrichagain1113 What could've been the symbol for Nipponium if not Np? Why didn't they went with Nipponium?

[@TheCad135]

The professor looked pretty cool while displaying his back in the happi.

[@alexlun4464]

does this channel upload videos periodically?

[@danthor45]

I could listen to you all day long. But ill end up running out of video at some point

[@kcwidman]

Welp, be back in 45 minutes. Got some periodic videos to watch.

[@berryberrykixx]

I seriously love that coat of the Periodic Table. I would wear that with pride.

[@RiotHouseLP]

Is it theoretically possible that a future element could be stable and not immediately decay?

[@pitthepig]

It could be. This is the predicted "island of stability". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability

[@user-em4rk4qo1f]

I love those kind of videos.

[@nopeno9130]

Couldn't think of a better combination of man and situation to perform a chemistry Akuma to close out a video. (For those not into fighting games I'm referring to Akuma from Street Fighter's win pose)

[@omzig18]

Wow when brian may puts of a periodic table kimono he becomes a chemist

[@douro20]

Yeah, stability is strange in superheavy elements. The most extreme case is that of dubnium-268 which has a half-life of 29 hours.

[@JDLeonard74]

This gives me fantasies of near lightspeed travel, or synthesizing a new core for Mars so it can be sustainably terraformed. I'm too much of a layman to explain it, but I see it.

[@philipclapper268]

Thank you very much, professor!

[@gamingmarcus]

Roentgenium is easy if you are german :D

[@ChiaraWatson]

ローントジェニウム Roontojeniumu Rohnt-jen-ee-uhm correct?

[@ASilentS]

The oe is a stand in for ö and is a bit more nuanced in pronunciation than oh.

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

中村久美子 in poland it's simplified to rentgen, you spell it as you write it with exception of g which is not like in geographic but like g in frog

[@MatthewTheUntitled]

中村久美子 it would be roont-ge-nium; ge like in gentle

[@David-uk3nv]

More like "Rönt-gh-eh-ne-youhm", whereas the "ö" in german is similarly pronounced like the "u" in "further".

[@jfan4reva]

Interesting coincidence how the center part of the six circles on his happi coat resemble the popular symbol from the 1950s and 60s for an atom and it's orbiting electrons (three intersecting elipses.)

[@jembawls]

Professor's swag game is strong

[@mastwachtel6463]

The German in the end screen is a legend. The German Accent in person.

[@xaytana]

So what's with the inefficiency of fusing elements? Do the electron shells force elements to slide past each other? Do atoms not fly directly straight? Do atoms not mesh if their nuclei don't match up a certain way? Has there been any research done on this? Why can't you have essentially a wall of one element and a wall of another that clashes, would this not provide more samples? What about shooting the larger element at the smaller? I'd love to see research on all the small variables just to see what difference it can make.

[@ThinkingSpeck]

Yep, that's all fairly well understood. -Most of the atoms miss because the target (like all normal matter) is made up mostly of empty space. Nuclei are tiny tiny specks in the middle of their respective atoms - think ball-bearing in the middle of a football field. -Can't just fire a lump of zinc at the target because it'd be basically impossible to make it move that fast, plus it wouldn't solve the problem anyway (see above). -Firing the heavier element at the lighter one would be far more difficult in several ways, and wouldn't help anyway. Of course there are layers and layers of details beyond that, and I know practically none of it because I've never been involved in heavy element synthesis. But I'm fairly sure you could find as much information as you can handle about those details, if you're curious.

[@psycronizer]

No that's not quite right, it's not the fact that the nucleus is so small, it's the fact that the nucleus has a strong charge, and it's called the coulomb force, and it's that that has to be overcome, mostly.

[@paulojosedantasnovaes1686]

Fantastic video!

[@toxikspeaks689]

i heard nihonium and was like, that's definitely named after japan. i love japan and have been learning japanese.

[@toxikspeaks689]

was watching the 118 video and heard him say nihon and was like, welp ima switch over to that real quick then go back to 118 lol

[@satchelfrost6531]

The professor is such a boss

[@MouDaTung]

oh my the professor got swag

[@jacobdraper4534]

This guy has the coolest ties.

[@1503nemanja]

Element 199 and beyond AND the island of stability! I love that they are thinking big, lets hope they make it true ;)

[@alex76gr]

You look sharp in this kimono professor! :)

[@rdreher7380]

Not to be pedantic or anything, but that would be "happi," not a kimono. A kimono refers to a very elaborate, formal outfit equivalent to a nice gown or tux. They're worn only on very special occasions.

[@SaposJoint]

Isn't 126 supposed to have a long half-life, or be stable? Ish... I'd love to still be alive when they find that peaceful island, with all the protons doing the do-si-do with unpaired neutrons. It just makes my heart sing.

[@kenerwin5716]

Can you please provide the link to the reference for the paper?

[@vidabreve]

Is that a chemical-themed kimono? You look amazing with it, you should consider it as new lab uniform

[@TheRealSkeletor]

Alright, I've got a question. If protons (being positively charged) attract electrons (being negatively charged), but each repels their own kind, why do groups of protons and neutrons bind together in an atomic nucleus to begin with? Shouldn't all protons repel each other and every atom just decay down to single pairs of 1 proton and 1 electron each (hydrogen atoms)?

[@williamzhang6554]

Skeletor Jopko the strong nuclear force attracts nucleons togethor and is responsible for binding the nucleus togethor at close distances the strong nuclear force overpowers the electrostatic replusion between protons and so the nucleus sticks togethor

[@TheRealSkeletor]

xiangxi zhang Thanks!

[@nonrompereddddffd5450]

xiangxi zhang that's the weak one

[@ununius7436]

They dont really know yet..

[@Yimbotron]

Is that a periodic table of elements kimono?

[@rdreher7380]

No, it would be a periodic table of elements happi. It's a kind of coat which, in the olden days, was worn by servants of a lord, marking which house they served. Nowadays it's typically worn at festivals by organizers or participants in the parade etc. Kimono refers only to a kind of very elaborate formal outfit, typically only worn on very special occasions these days, or during some traditional cultural events.

[@Hwyadylaw]

"Kimono refers only to a kind of very elaborate formal outfit" No, it doesn't en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono

[@rdreher7380]

In olden days Kimono, which literally means "wearing things" (着物) means any Japanese clothes. Now they use the word wafuku (和服) to means Japanese clothes, as you can see in that link you just sent me.

[@isasmelli6412]

This video is very helpful thank u

[@ryanferrell2921]

Do a video on the potential stability of element 126

[@lauren9004]

Thank you!

[@guerra_dos_bichos]

Is there a limit to the "weight" of an atom

[@ArthurBugorski]

how many were created versus how many were detected? what are the odds of creation without detection?

[@rolando0572]

where i can buy that clothes