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Does the name of a newly discovered element have to be approved by anyone?
Yes. IUPAC - The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists usually approve these.
What canot be a proper symbol for an element?
The elements that are newly discovered or are radioactive and found in traces are usually named according to a system of nomenclature based on their atomic nos.Eg. element 243 (if discovered, some day) will be named as biquadtrium (Bqt) which is NOT the proper symbol/name for the element.
What is the name of the newly discovered element?
People say they have made the element unahexium but hasn't been confirmed and even if there has been and element confirmed its only stable for a few milliseconds before it decays into more stable elements.
How are newly discovered elements named?
People decide on who gets the credit of discovering the new element, and then who gets the honor of naming it. Often times they name the new element after a place, country, scientist, or myths, etc.
What did Cartier name his newly discovered land after?
Cartier named the newly discovered land "Canada" after the Iroquois word "kanata," meaning village or settlement.
Is neon named after anything?
Yes, the element neon is named after the Greek word "neos," meaning new. This name was chosen because neon was a newly discovered element at the time of its naming.
Who gets to name newly discovered celestial bodies?
Who ever discovers it.
What the origin of the name Uranium?
The name of the natural radioactive chemical element uranium is derived from the name of the planet Uranus. Uranium was discovered (as an oxide) by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789.
What is or-gin of the name uranium?
It is named after the planet ' Uranus'. The planet Uranus, together with Saturn , Jupiter et. al are from Classical Greece. From Classical Greek Mythology, Uranus, was the personification of the 'Sky', and was one of Greek primordial deities.
By whom was the element found?
The element was discovered by (insert name of scientist or researcher).
What is the element darmstadtium named after?
The name of the artificial chemical element darmstadtium is derived from the name of the town Darmstadt (Germany) where this element was discovered.
Does the person who names and element have to get it approved by everybody?
Nowadays, UIPAC decides whether a name given to an element will become the standard or not. Generally, they have been giving names based on the element's number. A science teacher of mine tells me that this was originally to settle disputes between groups of people who thought they had discovered an element "first".
