The Elements named for Gaul and Ruthenia are: Gallium and Ruthernium.
The element Ruthenium (Ru) has Ruthenia in it and is named after it. Ruthenium has the atomic number 44 and is a transition metal. It has 44 electrons in 5 shells and is part of the Iron family.
RUTHENIUM is the the new name of the element and the symbol of this is RU.
The Carpathians are a mountain range between Poland and Slovakia and Ruthenia (the last is part of Ukraine).
The element name for Ruthenium is RU, which has an atomic number of 44. It is a transition metal in the platinum group with a grayish-white appearance. Ruthenium is used in various industrial applications, such as in electronics, jewelry, and catalysis.
From the Latin word Ruthenia (Russia)
Augustin Stefan has written: 'From Carpatho-Ruthenia to Carpatho-Ukraine' -- subject(s): History
Yes, there are elements named after these ancient lands. The element Gallium is named after Gaul (modern-day France) and the element Ruthenium is named after Ruthenia (an old name for parts of Eastern Europe, including Russia).
The Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element in 1844 and named it after his homeland, the Russian Empire (one of Russia's Latin names is Ruthenia).
The Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element in 1844 and named it after his homeland, the Russian Empire (one of Russia's Latin names is Ruthenia).
Nikolai Brianchaninov has written: 'Histoire de Russie. Die providentia et homminum confusione Ruthenia ducitur. --' -- subject(s): History
It was part of Czechoslovakia from 1919 until 1945, when the Soviet Union annexed it. Hungary had seized a large part of it in 1938, and held it until driven out by the USSR army.