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WOLFENDEN1 has suggested changes in the names of the elements so as to ensure that the names of all the metals, but none of the non-metals, end in ium. For example, he proposes the new names platinium and helion. If this desirable proposal is to be adopted, a criterion is necessary to distinguish metals from non-metals.
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SHUTTLEWORTH, R. Nomenclature of Elements. Nature 211, 1178 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111178a0
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