Californium named after California.
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Cf in the periodic table is named after the University of California, Berkeley, where the element was first discovered in 1950. The element californium was named after the state of California in the United States where the university is located.
Periodic table is an arrangement of elements and the elements could be either solid or liquids or gases.
I believe there is only one element named after a state, and that is Californium. However, there is in fact an element named Berkelium (check spelling?) that originates from Berkely, Calfornia.
The principle you're referring to is the Periodic Law. It states that the properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic number, which is why the elements are arranged in a periodic manner in the periodic table. This organization helps identify trends and similarities in the properties of elements based on their atomic structure.
The Periodic Table of elements
The state of elements depends on the temperature. Most periodic tables give the state of the elements at room temperature. Since only mercury and bromine are liquids at room temperature, these are the only elements listed as liquids on the periodic table.
The periodic law states that the properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers. This means that elements exhibit recurring patterns in their properties as you move across a row or down a column of the periodic table.
The elements berkelium and californium are named after the University of California. Note that the latter element is named for the state of California as well as the University itself.
Most elements in the periodic table exist in a solid state at room temperature and pressure. However, some elements are gases, such as hydrogen and helium, while a few are liquid at room conditions, such as mercury and bromine.
The liquid elements in periodic table are only 2 , Mercury and Bromine, gaseous elements are 11, Hydrogen, Nitrogen , Oxygen, Fluorine , Chlorine and six Noble gases all other elements are solids.
The periodic table is not based on the state of the elements, but the valence shell electrons of elements.