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Until recently, the last few elements on the periodic table had the chemical symbols (now they have formal chemical symbols!):

Uub, Uut, Uuq, Uup, Uuh, Uus, and Uuo

Why did they have these temporary symbols? Why the letter U? Is there any reasoning behind the third letter? Why not:

Uua, Uub, Uuc, Uud, Uue, etc...

I was just wondering some of the history of nomenclature and the thought process behind this specific nomenclature.

Until recently, the last few elements on the periodic table had the chemical symbols (now they have formal chemical symbols!):

Uub, Uut, Uuq, Uup, Uuh, Uus, and Uuo

Why did they have these temporary symbols? Why the letter U? Is there any reasoning behind the third letter? Why not:

Uua, Uub, Uuc, Uud, Uue, etc...

I was just wondering some of the history and the thought process behind this nomenclature.

Until recently, the last few elements on the periodic table had the chemical symbols (now they have formal chemical symbols!):

Uub, Uut, Uuq, Uup, Uuh, Uus, and Uuo

Why did they have these temporary symbols? Why the letter U? Is there any reasoning behind the third letter? Why not:

Uua, Uub, Uuc, Uud, Uue, etc...

I was just wondering some of the history of nomenclature and the thought process behind this specific nomenclature.

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