For a chemistry-related comparison, Tom Lehrer, in his classic ditty, " The Elements Song," managed to sing the names of every element on the periodic table (767 characters total) in 65 seconds ...

"Periodic Table's Blank Spaces Filled In By Solving A Subatomic Shell Game." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 March 2009. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 03 / 090323143912.htm>.

In June, IUPAC announced the tentative names. And on Nov. 28, after a five-month waiting period during which IUPAC accepted public comments, the organization released an updated periodic table.