The IUPAC name of an element with atomic number 104 is:
Unnilunium
Unniltrium
Unnilquadium
Unnilbium
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