Question

Imagine you are a scientist who has discovered a new element. Name this element after yourself and justify that the symbol you have chosen follows the IUPAC rules.

Answer 1

I would name the new element ‘Ritium’ after myself, Ritesh, and choose the symbol ‘Ri’. This follows the IUPAC rules because the symbol has two letters, the first letter ‘R’ is a capital letter, and the second letter ‘i’ is a small letter. The symbol is also formed from the first two letters of the element's name, which is a common norm for element symbols. Such a short and unique symbol is easy to write and avoids confusion with existing symbols.