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The name will be decided by an international vote. Ununpentium just means "115th element". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_element_name http://en.wiki
by chm 13y ago
The name will be decided by an international vote.
Ununpentium just means "115th element".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_element_name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_element_name
- chii 13y agoanything committee driven is bound to be uncreative imho...
- mkuhn 13y agoSo it probably will be Colbertium. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert#COLBERT_Treadmill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert#COLBERT_Treadmi...
- csmatt 13y agoThat would be terrible. It's one thing to name as fleeting as a treadmill after someone like Colbert, but I cringe at the thought of future science teachers in 2025 having to explain how an element is named after an entertainer they've never heard of.