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Silly Molecule Names 7

Posted by michael from the pass-the-C2H5OH dept.
PD writes "This page describes some actually existing molecules with strange and unfortunate names. " Don't miss the "molecules you should be aware of" at the bottom of the page. You'll need a class in organic chemistry to get the jokes, though.
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  • I think slashdot should do something to incurage the use of the scince section.. maybe let more articles like this one through.. so people might actually check it out more oftin.

    Jeff

  • In case anyone's interested... (Score:3)

    by Chocky2 ( 99588 ) <c@llum.org> on Thursday January 13, 2000 @01:41AM (#1377705)
    Re the unununium entry

    The temporary systematic names are latinised from the atomic number

    1=un 2=bi 3=tri 4=quad 5=pent 6=hex 7=sept 8=oct 9=enn 0=nil

    element 106 whould be unnilhexium

    Most heavy elements have "real" names, but there are some clashes between the names assigned by the American Chemistry Society, and the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry.
    The current situation is something along the lines of:


    Atomic #| Temporary | Old International | Old American | Current

    104 | Unnilquadium Unq | Dubnium Db | Rutherfordium Rf | Rutherfordium Rf
    105 | Unnilpentium Unp | Joliotium Jl | Hahnium Ha | Dubnium Db
    106 | Unnilhexium Unh | Rutherfordium Rf | Seaborgium Sg | Seaborgium Sg
    107 | Unnilseptium Uns | Bohrium Bh | Nielsbohrium Ns | Bohrium Bh
    108 | Unniloctium Uno | Hahnium Hn | Hassium Hs | Hassium Hs
    109 | Unnilenium Une | Meitnerium Mt | Meitnerium Mt | Meitnerium Mt
  • I think that all articles should be displayed on the main page by default and then people could chose, if they didn't want to see too much science news that these only be displayed in the science section etc. rather than the articles not being displayed at all.

    To the artice I have to say, I thought it was really funny. especially the last one...


    Neutrino
  • I totally agree with you. Slashdot just doesn't feel as nerdy anymore without the science articles. In fact, today's front-page looks a lot more like that of a political activist site than a news-for-nerd site.

    On the bright side, the way it is now the science sites don't get slashdotted as often...
  • Nobody cares to read an Anonymous Coward with a score of zero. Oh, and didn't anyone ever tell you it's not wise to say nasty things about moderators?

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