IUPAC have modified provisional recommendations for naming new elements as follows:
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.
WebElements December 8th, 2015
Posted In: Nuclear chemistry
Tags: IUPAC, nomenclature