Derive the systematic IUPAC name and symbol for the element with atomic number 118, and name the element it wa

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Q. Derive the systematic IUPAC name and symbol for the element with atomic number 118, and name the element it was later officially given after its discovery was confirmed.

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Step 1. Write the atomic number digit by digit: $118 \rightarrow 1, 1, 8$ .

Step 2. Replace each digit with its numerical root: $1 \rightarrow$ un, $1 \rightarrow$ un, $8 \rightarrow$ oct.

Step 3. Join the roots and add '-ium': un + un + oct + ium = Ununoctium, symbol Uuo (first letters u, u, o). …

Q.Derive the systematic IUPAC name and symbol for the element with atomic number 118, and name the element it was later officially given after its discovery was confirmed.