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== Naming Controversy == | == Naming Controversy == | ||
After Dubnium was confirmed as an element, there ensued a lot of controversy of who discovered it. The University of California Burkeley at first claimed that they had discovered it. The researchers in Dubna, Russia though also claimed that they discovered it. In 1997, the name Dubnium was accepted as its name. | After Dubnium was confirmed as an element, there ensued a lot of controversy of who discovered it. The University of California Burkeley at first claimed that they had discovered it. The researchers in Dubna, Russia though also claimed that they discovered it. In 1997, the name Dubnium was accepted as its name. <ref> N/A. [http://www.bayerus.com/msms/msms_science_fun/PeriodicTable/dubnium/index.aspx Dubnium] ''Making Science Make Sense''. Web. October 23, 2013. (Date-Accessed). </ref> | ||
== Synthesis == | == Synthesis == |
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