QuestionPeriodic table / new elements
The name of the element given by IUPAC with atomic number 118 is:
- (a) Nihonium
- (b) Moscovium
- (c) Oganesson
- (d) Tennessine
Answer: (c) Oganesson
IUPAC names (2016): 113 Nihonium, 115 Moscovium, 117 Tennessine, 118 Oganesson (Og, after Yuri Oganessian) → (c).