Phelps contributed to the discovery that filled in square 117 on the periodic table, creating tennesine (Ts), the second-heaviest known element on Earth.

New elements on the periodic table are named Since Phelps was part of a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other institutions in Tennessee laid the groundwork for discovery, Element 117 was ...

Clarice Phelps is the first Black woman to help discover a new periodic table element. "Taking a seat at the periodic table didn't happen overnight, it was actually a 20-year journey," she said.

"As the first Black woman to be involved in the discovery of an element, she is an inspiration for the next generation of women and people of color in STEM," it said.

A longstanding mystery of the periodic table involves a group of unique elements called lanthanides. Also known as rare earth ...

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How the first Black woman to help discover an element ‘claimed a seat at the periodic table’ By Charli Leevongcharoen , CNN 6 minute read ...

How the first Black woman to help discover an element ‘claimed a seat at the periodic table’ By Charli Leevongcharoen , CNN 6 minute read ...

By Charli Leevongcharoen, CNN As a kid, Clarice Phelps often turned to one image for inspiration. While other seventh graders hung ’90s pop band and movie posters on their walls, Phelps put up a ...

How the first Black woman to help discover an element ‘claimed a seat at the periodic table’ By CNN Newsource Published February 7, 2023 3:16 am ...

By Charli Leevongcharoen, CNN As a kid, Clarice Phelps often turned to one image for inspiration. While other seventh graders hung ’90s pop band and movie posters on their walls, Phelps put up a ...