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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by bl0rg on Thursday April 18, 2024 @05:54AM (#40074543)
Graphite is a pretty common word, and it's easy to make the connection between that and what graphene is. Same goes for gold and goldene. Not so much for chrysos and chrysene.
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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by anthk on Thursday April 18, 2024 @06:16AM (#40074646)
Aurene then, from Latin aurum. Also, in Spanish áureo it's still used as 'golden'.
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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by Tabular-Iceberg on Thursday April 18, 2024 @06:16AM (#40074644)
The point of systematic naming is predictability through consistency, not appealing to the lowest common denominator.

But Sweden isn’t exactly known for its stellar educational system, so it doesn’t surprise me that their chemists don’t learn Greek.

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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by speed_spread on Thursday April 18, 2024 @07:39AM (#40075101)
Ancient Greece wasn't known for its great chemical industry.
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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by Tabular-Iceberg on Thursday April 18, 2024 @08:36AM (#40075546)
Tell that to IUPAC, I don’t make the rules.
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Re:Goldene: A single atom layer of gold by temp0826 on Thursday April 18, 2024 @11:52AM (#40077482)
The most Greek a chemistry student in the states would get is from frat parties
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