FauxPseudo to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago"Do your own research" they say.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1706
arrow-up1706image"Do your own research" they say.lemmy.worldFauxPseudo to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-square@Chickenstalker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoThe -ium ending is the standard naming convention for elements, e.g., plutonium, natrium, kalium.
minus-square@Uncle_Bagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoThat’s an after the fact convention though. I dont see anyone proposing we rename iron to ferium, silver to argentium, or lead to plumbumium.
The -ium ending is the standard naming convention for elements, e.g., plutonium, natrium, kalium.
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That’s an after the fact convention though. I dont see anyone proposing we rename iron to ferium, silver to argentium, or lead to plumbumium.