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Apart from Oganesson, name another element Yuri Oganessian contributed to its discovery?

Helium
Nitrogen
Lithium
Tennessine

Answer

Tennessine is the 119th element in the periodic table and was discovered by Russian physicist Yuri Oganessian in 2010. It is a radioactive metal that is highly unstable and has not yet been synthesized in large quantities. Tennessine is named after the state of Tennessee, where Oganessian worked for many years.