Naming Elements

Naming of elementsBy Arvindcheenu

Ancient naming

of elements

Several elements' names have Anglo-Saxon language origins, including gold, iron, copper and silver.

The Latin names of these elements are commemorated in their atomic symbols, Au (aurum) for gold and Fe (ferrum) for

iron.

The Romans began the practise of element names ending in "-um," with Victorian scientists continuing the trend.

In his time, NEARLY 63 ELEMENTS WERE FOUND and categorized.

UNCERTAINTY IN ELEMENT NAMING

Nb This element 41’s name was disputed for 150 years!

Since 1947, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES IN NAMING OF ELEMENTS.

The Rules for choosing names

In keeping with tradition, elements are named after • a mythological concept or character • a mineral, or similar substance; • a place or geographical region; • a property of the element; or • a scientist. • Using standard prefix - “ium”

Mythology

etc.

He

VnCo

Helium Titanium Vanadium Cobalt Nickel Selenium Niobium Cadmium Tellurium Cerium Tantalum Thorium

Places

etc.

GeAm

Americium Berkelium Californium Copper Darmstadtium Dubnium Erbium Europium Francium Gallium Germanium Hafnium Hassium

Holmium Livermorium Lutetium Magnesium Polonium Rhenium Ruthenium Scandium Strontium Terbium Thulium Ytterbium Yttrium Yb

Colour

etc.

CsCaesium

RbRubidium

ClChlorine

InIndium

ThThallium

SSulphur

Scientists

Gadolinium Curium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium Rutherfordium Seaborgium Bohrium Meitnerium Roentgenium Copernicium

Es

Rg

Cm

Sg is The only element named after a Living scientist.

IUPAC NAMING FOR Z>100

number prefix0 nil

1 un

2 bi

3 tri

4 quad

5 pent

6 hex

7 sept

8 oct

9 enn

The name is derived directly from the atomic number of the element using the following Latin numerical roots:

and then the standard prefix “ium” is added to it. The symbol of the element is composed of the initial letters of the numerical roots which make up the name.

ThThorium N

Nitrogen

KPotassium U

Uranium

By Arvindcheenu