A Novel Chart of the Isotopes and a Novel Table of Mendeleev: Our History toward 118 Elements and 4612 Nuclides

A new chart of the isotopes and a new version of the Mendeleev periodic table edited by Maria Susai Antony, D.Sc. (Figure 1), with his colleagues, all from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, at the ‘Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, yet termed the Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, at the University of Strasbourg, France, are now available. An overview of these achievements and the mode of ordering are provided at the following website: https://alsacecontrecancer.com/a-new-chart-of-isotopes-and-a-novel-table-of-mendeleev The chart of the isotopes—Strasbourg—France—2020, edited in English, contains 3,299 isotopes/4,612 nuclides, describing their main properties in a 44-page A4 double-sided glossy booklet (Figure 2). This achievement results from a human and scientific adventure carried out by Maria-Susai Antony, Jean-Bernard Bueb, Benoit Speckel, and Fabien Hoellinger, coauthors of this chart. It provides valuable information to students and researchers in chemistry, physics, astrophysics, medicine, and biology. In a square of 22 mm per side, each isotope indicates M ± δM, T, J π ; Eβ + – , α, γ, Clusters, and sigma (thermal neutrons). In addition, CKM matrix data, 2β2ν,0ν are reported for the first time. Most of the data arise from international journals; for example, Chinese Physics C, Phys. Rev. C, Phys. Rev. Letters, Nuclear Physics A, European Physical Journal, and Nuclear Data Sheets. To our knowledge, this chart is the most complete one of the past 70 years. The first edition was published in 1939 in the United States and Professor Glenn T. Seaborg revised it in 1958. Maria Susai Antony (1929–2020) passed away at age 90 from COVID-19, 10 days after completing his chart of the isotopes. This was the work of a lifetime for this researcher from the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics in Strasbourg who also worked on a new Periodic Table of Elements of Mendeleev published in 2019 for the 150th anniversary of the first edition. The specificity of the Periodic Table of Elements, Strasbourg-Cronenbourg, France, edited in English, lies in the precision of the atomic weight and the corresponding historical and etymological elements (e.g., element 63, Europium) in a rectangle of 21 × 26 mm 2 , folded in the middle in 2A4 format (Figure 3). The table contains 118 elements from hydrogen to Oganesson, providing the origin of the name, electronic configuration, mass, and boiling point. In addition, for the first time to our knowledge, the places of discovery of the artificial elements 113 to 118 are listed. The model of the table provides a multicolored mosaic appearance and respects the one imposed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The motivation of the authors is summed up in a quote from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa solemnis: “It comes from the heart; may it go to the heart.” The website to order the periodic table in English is: https://alsacecontrecancer.com/produit/table/. The website to order the chart of the isotopes is https://alsacecontrecancer.com/ produit/a-new-chart-of-isotopes/. The website to order the periodic table in French is https://ela-asso.com/product/ uncategorized/tableau-periodique-deselements/. Prices for the chart of the isotopes and the table of Mendeleev are 25 and 5 euros, respectively, plus postage. Exempt from Value-Added Tax, the proceeds of sales are donated to the nonprofit associations Alsace against Cancer for the English versions, and European Association against Leukodystrophies for the French version.