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The IUPAC name of an element with atomic number 104 is:

Option: 1

Unnilunium


Option: 2

Unniltrium


Option: 3

Unnilquadium


Option: 4

Unnilbium


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IUPAC Nomenclature and Notation of Element -

IUPAC proposed a system for naming elements with Z > 100. By using these rules as follows.

  • The names are derived by using roots for the three digits in an atomic number of the element and adding the ending-ium. The roots for the numbers are:

 

Digit

Name

Abbreviation

0

nil

n

1

un

u

2

bi

b

3

tri

t

4

quad

q

5

pent

p

6

hex

h

7

sept

s

8

oct

o

9

enn

e

 

Therefore, Option(3) is correct

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