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Pure Appl. Chem. Vol. 74, No. 5, pp. 787-791 (2002)

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Vol. 74, Issue 5

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY DIVISION
COMMISSION ON NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Naming of new elements (IUPAC Recommendations 2002)

W. H. Koppenol

Laboratorium für Anorganische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Abstract: A procedure is proposed to name new elements. After the discovery of a new element is established by a joint IUPAC­IUPAP 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 submitted to the IUPAC Council for approval.

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