The general name for the atom
H,
without regard for its nuclear mass, either for hydrogen in its natural abundance
or where it is not desired to distinguish between the
isotopes. The
systematic name for atomic hydrogen is monohydrogen.
Source:
PAC, 1988, 60, 1115
(Names for hydrogen atoms, ions, and groups, and for reactions involving them (Recommendations
1988))
on page 1116
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
