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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that nuclear scientist Clarice Phelps has been recognized as the first African-American woman to be involved with the discovery of a chemical element?


'Discovery'

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I'm not sure how comfortable I am with describing the process in which atoms of tennessine were synthesized as "discovery". Yes, media sources use that term, but how accurate is it? DS (talk) 21:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't just the media. The experimental creation of synthetic elements has been referred to as "discovery" in the scientific literature for decades. Here are some examples from 1993, 1987, and 1980. --RL0919 (talk) 23:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mmm... I suppose it's valid to say that, after the berkelium and calcium nuclei were bashed together, a few tennessine atoms were discovered among what emerged. DS (talk) 18:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]