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Element 104 was named Rutherfordium by Americans but by Soviet scientists it was called what?
AKurchatovium
BDubnium
CNobelium
DSeaborgium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Kurchatovium
The rival Soviet claim to element 104 used the name Kurchatovium, a dispute that prompted IUPAC's systematic names.
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