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How did plutonium got its name?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; dwarf planet Pluto is after planet Neptune in the Solar system and plutonium is after neptunium in the Periodic Table of Mendeleev.

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13y ago

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