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The IUPAC name and symbol for the element with atomic number 119 would be

Option: 1

Unnilhexium (unh)


Option: 2

Ununennium (uue)


Option: 3

Ununnillium (uun)


Option: 4

Unnilennium (une)


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Roots for IUPAC nomenclature of elements having atomic number more than 100 is:


Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Root nil un bi tri quad pent hex sept oct enn
Abbreviation n u b t q p h s o e

Accordingly, the IUPAC nomenclature of elements with Atomic Number above 100 is tabulated below:

Atomic Number Name Symbol
101 Un-nil-unnium Unu
102 Un-nil-bium Unb
103 Un-nil-trium Unt
104 Un-nil-quadium Unq
105 Un-nil-pentium Unp
106 Un-nil-hexium Unh
107 Un-nil-septium uns
108 Un-nil-octium Uno
109 Un-nil-ennium Une
Atomic Number Number Symbol
110 Un-un-nillium Uun
111 Un-un-unnium Uuu
112 Un-un-bium Uub
113 Un-un-trium Uut
114 Un-un-quadium Uuq
115 Un-un-pentium Uup
116 Un-un-hexium Uuh
117 Un-un-septium Uus
118 Un-un-octium Uuo

Hence Option 2 is correct.

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