The name of the chemical element plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; Pluto was the Roman god of the underworld.
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The element plutonium was named after the dwarf planet Pluto. Plutonium was discovered in 1940, the same year that Pluto was discovered, and both were named in honor of the Roman god of the underworld, Pluto.
Plutonium doesn't occur in nature as far as we know, but if Pluto were made of solid Plutonium, nothing would happen. Pluto is not near anything that might be affected.
Plutonium
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.
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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The planet Pluto.
The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto.
The name plutonium is derived from the name of the planet Pluto; also the chemical symbol
Plutonium (Pu) is the 94th on the periodic table of elements and is named after the (former) planet, Pluto.
The name of the chemical element plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto.