Re: [Jmol-users] Jmol failures on elements 105 and 39

[Nicolas V. <nve...@cl...>]

Angel Herraez wrote:

> On 5 Sep 2005 at 21:47, Nicolas Vervelle wrote:
>> Ok, I know why, but before fixing it, I need to know if there is a Dd
>> element (not a chemist at all :) )
>
> No problem, there is not a Dd.

Ok, fixed and committed to CVS.

>
> On 5 Sep 2005 at 21:58, Nicolas Vervelle wrote:
>> While we are it, is there any point adding elements > 109 in Jmol ?
>> 110 - Ds - Darmstadtium
>> 111 - Rg - Roentgenium
>
> Not much point; these elements are very little stable, and so new that 
> the names sometimes change. Anyway,. they are unlikely to appear in 
> any molecular coordinates file.

Ok

>
>> (anyway, > 111 will be problematic with 3 letters symbols)
>
> 3-letter symbols (Uub, Uut, Uuq, etc.) are for elements not yet 
> discovered,
> so no problem at all; once they are isolated or characterized they 
> receive
> a name and a symbol, always 2 letter.

Ok, that was my first guess, but by browsing a little :
Ununbium - Uub - discovered by S. Hofmann, V. Ninov and F.P. Hessbuger 
in 1996
??

>
> On 5 Sep 2005 at 22:41, Nicolas Vervelle wrote:
>> Idea: Y is recognized as a token by the compiler (like X, Y, Z)
>
> Aha!
>
> I already solved it, but maybe "select atomno=39" will also do 
> (...yes, it does, and has full chemical sense).

Ok, cool, but the *.Y not working is probably a bug in the script Compiler

Nicolas