New elements

[EliseNick]

It's not really my field, but I was interested to see that four new elements have been formally accepted.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-3522...

This stuff becomes more interesting as the island of stability is approached, but of more immediate concern is what to call the new elements. Here's a petition you might like to sign for 117 to be named Octarine.

[Simpo Two]

I think elements should be named more scientifically or after the discoverer, not after fantasy novels.

[jmorgan]

There is a petition to name one after Lemmy.

Lemmium.

[EliseNick]

Simpo Two said:

I think elements should be named more scientifically or after the discoverer, not after fantasy novels.

Why?

[XM5ER]

jmorgan said:

There is a petition to name one after Lemmy.

Lemmium.

Is it rock hard and bad for your health?
Dont RIP Lemmy, you'd get bored.

[Moonhawk]

Simpo Two said:

I think elements should be named more scientifically or after the discoverer, not after fantasy novels.

Don't see why not - we have elements names after Marvel comic book characters and Disney cartoon characters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium