The IUPAC name of an element with atomic number 118 is

unniloctium

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unoctium

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Solution

The correct option is C ununoctium
IUPAC naming for 1 is un, for 8 is oct
It has two 1’s and one 8 so ununoctium, ium is a suffix

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