Copernicium Confirmed As Element 112

Several sources are reporting that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has confirmed Copernicium as element 112 on the periodic table of elements with the symbol Cn. "The naming of the new element will be the culmination of a long, fraught journey involving fierce competition, dashed hopes, clever detective work and even a brush with scientific misconduct. With a nucleus containing 112 protons — 20 more than uranium, the heaviest of the naturally occurring elements — it will be the weightiest atom whose existence has been confirmed so far."

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[ircmaxell]

The bit you quote is in reference to the existence of the Copernicium element, not that Uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element...

With a nucleus containing 112 protons - 20 more than uranium, the heaviest of the naturally occurring elements - it will be the weightiest atom whose existence has been confirmed so far.

Notice the em dashes? They delineate the parts of the sentence... So, way to go quoting information out of context in an attempt to prove an irrelevant point... Thanks for trying...