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Re:Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 by snapcaster on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:03PM (#41061375)
What would you name Hydrogen and Oxygen?
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Re:Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 by NeoTar on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:30PM (#41061692)
Inverting the names makes sense.

Wikipedia: Oxygen

> Lavoisier renamed 'vital air' to oxygène in 1777 from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys) (acid, literally 'sharp', from the taste of acids) and -γενής (-genēs) (producer, literally begetter), because he mistakenly believed that oxygen was a constituent of all acids.

Hydrogen comes from ‘water’, which contains hydrogen and oxygen.

So, since all acids must have Hydrogen, Oxygen is actually a better name for Hydrogen. This then leaves the name Hydrogen free for Oxygen.

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Re:Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 by breck on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:33PM (#41061729)
Great question.

Singtium and Octium, perhaps.

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Re:Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 by dredmorbius on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @09:43PM (#41064007)
Wasserstoff and Sauerstoff, obv.
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