Well, the problem is saying that almost all the elements end with -ium, which makes this a non-issue from the jump.
Also, according to the wiki article on aluminum, the US and UK basically swapped their preferred spellings - the -ium form was first preferred in the US, while the UK preferred the -um form, then they each adopted the other instead.
Well, the problem is saying that almost all the elements end with -ium, which makes this a non-issue from the jump. Also, according to the wiki article on aluminum, the US and UK basically swapped their preferred spellings - the -ium form was first preferred in the US, while the UK preferred the -um form, then they each adopted the other instead.
Also: the latin for lead(Pb) is plumbum, not plumbium. Same thing for gold(Au). It’s Aurum, not Aurium. Same for Iron(Fe). Ferrum not Ferrium.