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Chemistry International
From the journal Chemistry International Volume 38 Issue 6

Willem H. Koppenol, John Corish, Javier García-Martínez, Juris Meija, and Jan Reedijk

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2016 Volume 88, Issue 4, pp. 401-405

A procedure is proposed to name new chemical elements. After the discovery of a new element is established by the joint IUPAC-IUPAP Working Group, the discoverers are invited to propose a name and a symbol to the IUPAC Inorganic Chemistry Division. Elements can be named after a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property, or a scientist. After examination and acceptance by the Inorganic Chemistry Division, the proposal follows the accepted IUPAC procedure and is then ratified by the Council of IUPAC. This document is a slightly amended version of the 2002 IUPAC Recommendations; the most important change is that the names of all new elements should have an ending that reflects and maintains historical and chemical consistency. This would be, in general, “-ium” for elements belonging to groups 1–16, including the f-block elements, “-ine” for elements of group 17, and “-on” for elements of group 18.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0802

Online erschienen: 2016-12-16
Erschienen im Druck: 2016-12-1

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