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The Convoluted Story Of How The First Atoms Of Tennessine Were Created

NPR | By Joe Palca
Published December 5, 2019 at 2:22 PM MST
The chemical symbol for Tennessine
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The chemical symbol for Tennessine

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Joe Palca
Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR.
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