I like these suggestions from Professor Poliakoff...

 

 

Any thoughts?

pigweaselium

brieflyobtanium

What's wrong with Ununbium..........I like Ununbium.............I remember Ununbium.........

 

Poof

What's wrong with Ununbium..........I like Ununbium.............I remember Ununbium.........

 

Poof

 

likewise...

 

PLUS ITS LATIN!

 

I'm uncertain about naming it after Heisenberg.

Unobtainium!

Unobtainium!

 

Well clearly they can't name it that, as they did in fact obtain it.

 

I humbly propose sfnium. It would be funny to watch people try to pronounce it, too.

I'm uncertain about naming it after Heisenberg.

 

I agree. At least in principle.

gravisium:-p

[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2

 

or

 

Hey what was that?????

Don't-blink-or-it's-gonnium?

lookwhathappenswhenidothisium

 

either that or Frank. that would make for some interesting chemical names. and confuse chemistry students called frank. its win-win.

How about "Yerdeadium" since if enough were produced for you to physically see it with your own two eyes, the radioactivity would make you dead pretty quickly.

either that or Frank.

 

You sir, have my undying support in this matter.

about about quetzelcoatlium? then we could have a chemical symbol with a Q in it, which would be useful in making words out of elemental symbols

Well clearly they can't name it that, as they did in fact obtain it.

 

I humbly propose sfnium. It would be funny to watch people try to pronounce it, too.

 

In that case, you should be in favor of ydoaPsium.

In that case, you should be in favor of ydoaPsium.

 

no-one's in favour of that.

 

/kick ydoaPs

whatchamacallitium

I like these suggestions from Professor Poliakoff...

 

 

Any thoughts?

 

What new element?

What new element?

 

The element Ununbium, atomic number 112, was synthesised at a lab in Germany and IUPAC recently recognized the discovery and asked the discovery team to propose a name.

of course, it's widely accepted that all the elements up to 118 (except 117) have been discovered. It's just that IUPAC is a bit slow on recognising these things

of course, it's widely accepted that all the elements up to 118 (except 117) have been discovered. It's just that IUPAC is a bit slow on recognising these things

 

Good thing Bob Lazar was right about the 115 thing...

Copernicium for those of us who didn't hear!

 

http://chemistry.about.com/b/2009/07/19/element-112-is-named-copernicium.htm

Copernicium for those of us who didn't hear!

 

Aw damn, she beat me to it .

I'm annoyed, personally. I don't really see what relevance copernicus has with chemistry. I was rooting for Paulinium, after Linus Pauling, though they might confuse the namesake, with Pauli- that could get rather screwy. How about nYdoaPsium. (not-your-dad-on-a-pogo-stick). (sorry, I couldn't resist )