Nobelium becomes heaviest element with identified compounds
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Kit Chapman2025-08-07T13:35:00
Complexes containing hydroxide, water and dinitrogen ligands detected as researchers probe chemistry on the edge of the actinide series
Nobelium is now the heaviest element to have been directly detected as part of a larger molecule. The new nobelium complexes were created as part of a series of investigations charting the chemistry on the edge of the actinide series.