it was named after the moon probably because the guy who discovered liked the moon
The compound formed between sodium and selenium is named "sodium selenide" and has the formula Na2Se.
Tellurium - Tellus, which is latin for earth. Helium - Helios, meaning the sun. Selenium- Selene, which is Greke for moon.
In the Greek mythology Selene is the Moon goddess.
Jons Jacob was the man to discover Selenium.
Selenium
This compound is called selenium hexafluoride.
Selenium, atomic number 34.
Yes. selenium is a non metal
Selenium, Se (from Greek "σελήνη" , selene, meaning "Moon") was discovered in 1817 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius, who found the element associated with Te and S1. Tellurium (from Latin tellus, meaning "Earth") and with2. Sulfur (from Sanskrite sulvari, is biblically associated with "hell", -Genesis)in the process of making sulfuric acid. (source: WikiPedia, 2010-04-02)Selenium (Greek σελήνη selene meaning "Moon") was discovered in 1817 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius who found the element associated with Tellurium (named for the Earth).
No, selenium is a element
No. Selenium is not explosive.