How to name new chemical elements (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)

A procedure is proposed to name new chemical elements. After the discovery of a new element is established by the joint IUPAC-IUPAP Working Group, the discoverers are invited to propose a name and a symbol to the IUPAC Inorganic Chemistry Division. Elements can be named after a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property or a scientist. After examination and acceptance by the Inorganic Chemistry Division, the proposal follows the accepted IUPAC procedure and is then ratified by the Council of IUPAC. This document is a slightly amended version of the 2002 IUPAC Recommendations; the most important change is that the names of all new elements should have an ending that reflects and maintains historical and chemical consistency. This would be in general \u201c-ium\u201d for elements belonging to groups 1\u201316, i.e. including the f-block elements, \u201c-ine\u201d for elements of group 17 and \u201c-on\u201d for elements of group 18.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye