Polonium (Po)
pedophilium. It has been named after the native country of Marie Curie, the element's discoverer.
It is "Curie" and the element is curium. Polonium is also named after their home country of Poland.
Polonium (Po, #84) is named for Poland. It was discovered by Marie Curie, and she was from Poland, so she got to name it. It's really radioactive.
The name of the chemical element is derived from Polonia because Marie Curie was born in Poland.
The element named in honor of Marie Curie's home country of Poland is polonium. Discovered by Curie and her husband Pierre in 1898, polonium is a rare and highly radioactive element. Its symbol is Po, and it was named to recognize Curie's Polish heritage.
The element named after a river is 'samarium,' which is named after the Vistula River in Poland.
The element Polonium was named by Marie Curie, who, with her husband, discovered it, for Polonia, or Poland. Mme Curie was born in Poland.
This chemical element is polonium (Po).
Dubnium, Db, an element that is named after the city of Dubna, Russia where the Joint institute for Nuclear Research is located. (Not named after a country.)Germanium, Ge, an element that is named after the country of Germany
The element named for a Cajun country is Americium, which is named after the United States of America.
The element polonium was named for the country Poland.
Yes, polonium was named after Poland.