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Systematic element name
The IUPAC uses a systematic naming system for new chemical elements.
The systematic system is used temporarily until a permanent name can be
agreed about. In the case of elements 104 and higher, this has been a
protracted and highly political process (see element naming controversy).
This is how it works:
| Number |
Name |
| 0 |
nil |
| 1 |
un |
| 2 |
bi |
| 3 |
tri |
| 4 |
quad |
| 5 |
pent |
| 6 |
hex |
| 7 |
sept |
| 8 |
oct |
| 9 |
enn |
and ium added on at the end. (or "um" if two I's next to each other) eg Ununbi + ium = Ununbium.
Examples:
Element 115 1(un) + 1(un) + 5(pent) + ium = Ununpentium. (Uup)
Element 123 1(un) + 2(bi) + 3(tri) + ium = Unbitrium[?]. (Ubt)
Element 208 2(bi) + 0(nil) + 8(oct) + ium = Biniloctium[?]. (Bno)
See also: alkan[?].
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