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The name of the chemical element is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto.

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What else can plutonium be called?

Only the official name - plutonium - is correct.


What is the latin word for plutonium?

The Latin name is also plutonium.


What is the orgin of the name plutonium?

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the planet Pluto; also the chemical symbol


What is the Latin name of plutonium?

plutonium


What is the slang name of plutonium?

no other name


What element is name after Pluto?

Plutonium .


Where did plutonium gets its name?

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto.


What does the name for plutonium mean?

The name of the chemical element plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto.


The origin of the symbol of plutonium?

Plutonium (symbol Pu) was discovered by Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin M. McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy and Arthur C. Wahl at the Berkeley Laboratory of the University of California (United States) after the bombardment of uranium with deuterons, in 1940. Now plutonium is obtained in the nuclear reactors. Plutonium is also in traces in uranium minerals.


What is the family name that plutonium is in?

Plutonium is a member of the actinoids family.


How did plutonium gets its symbol?

The name of plutonium is derived from the name of the planet Pluto; the chemical symbol Pu for plutonium was proposed by Glenn Seaborg in 1940.


How did plutonium got its name?

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.