The Underground Map of the Elements – now with Nh, Mc, Ts & Og

December 3, 2016 •By •In fun



What with the names of the four latest elements being confirmed I thought it time I updated the original Underground Map of the Elements. So here it is resplendent with nihomium, moscovium, organesson and tennessine! Enjoy

Underground map of the elements 2016

Link to PDF version.

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Mark Lorch has PhD in biochemist and is a Professor of Chemistry and Science Communication at the University of Hull, UK. As well as research, teaching and blogging he can sometimes be found 'science busking' on the streets of Yorkshire. Oh, and he tweets @mark_lorch

10 Comments

  1. Neil Fairbrother says:
    On December 5, 2016 @ 6:16 am

    Nihonium, Flerovium and Oganesson need spelling corrections :). Also, can I download a PDF of this anywhere?

    • Mark says:
      On December 5, 2016 @ 9:02 am

      Thanks for spotting the typos Neil, corrected now. And I’ve added a link to a pdf version below the image.

      • Neil Fairbrother says:
        On December 6, 2016 @ 3:15 am

        No problem! Thanks for the PDF version, I’m looking forward to displaying this at the school where I work. I’ve also spotted one other spelling correction – Darmstadtium. Sorry to be a pain!

        • Mark says:
          On December 6, 2016 @ 11:52 am

          Sorted, I hope its fit for your school’s wall now, but do tell me if you spot any other typos.

          • Neil Fairbrother says:
            On January 3, 2017 @ 6:30 am

            Have just spotted Caesium – although Cesium is acceptable (if using American spelling). Probably more me being picky, but I think Caesium is the official IUPAC spelling :).

  2. Celeste says:
    On December 15, 2016 @ 6:59 pm

    Wow! Representing the elements as an underground map is a great idea. Resplendent indeed!

  3. Anita says:
    On June 12, 2017 @ 3:05 am

    Wow, this is awesome.

  4. Sarata says:
    On July 14, 2018 @ 11:01 pm

    Wow, this is very witty

  5. Ganesh reddy says:
    On July 30, 2018 @ 10:55 pm

    Awesome post, thanks for sharing the information

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