International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of chemistry. It has as its members national chemistry societies. It is the recognized authority in developing standards for the naming of the chemical elements and their compounds, through its Interdivisional Committee on Nomenclature and Symbols (IUPAC nomenclature). It is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU).

See also

• Chemical element
• Element naming controversy
• Periodic table group

External link

• Official website (http://www.iupac.org/)
• ACD/ChemSKetch (http://www.acdlabs.com/download/name.html) Free software allowing generation of IUPAC Names

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