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After the rules of IUPAC (NAMING OF NEW ELEMENTS - IUPAC Recommendations 2002) new elements must have a three letters symbol and the suffix -ium at the end of the name; for these letters the meaning is:
- un is one derived fro the Latin unum
- nil is zero
- the third letter is derived each from a Latin numeral
Example: the element 115 - ununpentium
Now the Periodic Table has 4 elements with this type of symbols and names: Uut, Uup, Uus, Uuo.
These names remain in use until the discovery of this element is generally recognized and validated by IUPAC. After this an element receive a "normal" name, which also must be approved by IUPAC.
Not all periodic tables have a different color for these elements.

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