NAMING THE TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS

Atomic number

Systematic name

Symbol

Final name 1997

Symbol

101

unnilunium

Unu

mendelevium

Md

102

unnilbium

Unb

nobelium

No

103

unniltrium

Unt

lawrencium

Lr

104

unnilquadium

Unq

rutherfordium

Rf

105

unnilpentium

Unp

dubnium

Db

106

unnilhexium

Unh

seaborgium

Sg

107

unnilseptium

Uns

bohrium

Bh

108

unniloctium

Uno

hassium

Hs

109

unnilennium

Une

meitnerium

Mt


During Spring 2003 no. 110 (ununnilium) it has been suggested by IUPAC to name it darmstadtium, with the symbol Ds. The suggestion is based on previous principles: when there are no obvious person to honour by a name of an element, the name of the place where the element was discovered is taken into consideration.
Think of Cf and Bk and no. 105 from the laboratory in Dubna (Russia)
Suggest which town housed the university laboratory in which element no. 110 was discovered!

During Spring 2005 the element no.111 (unununium) has been suggested to be named roentgenium, with symbol Rg - who is to be honoured?

Likewise an ancient scientist was honoured by naming element no, 112 (ununbium( copernicum with the symbol Cn in 2010. Who was the scientist in this case?