Timeline for Why is a temporary name given to an element with an atomic number above 100?
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| Aug 25, 2015 at 17:12 | comment | added | supercat | According to The Dissappearing Spoon, another issue is that once a name has been formally nominated to a particular numbered element, that name will never be recognized for any other. If Mr. Smith discovered element 117 and named it Smithium, but someone else was deemed to have found it first, the name Smithium would be permanently deprecated. Even if Mr. Smith later found element 118, the name Smithium would no longer be available for it. | |
| Sep 8, 2014 at 6:51 | vote | accept | Freddy | ||
| Sep 8, 2014 at 6:51 | comment | added | Freddy | That what my teacher told today. IUPAC started keeping temporary name during cold war due to political reason as you have stated. | |
| Sep 8, 2014 at 6:47 | history | answered | Martin - マーチン♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |