The name of californium is derived from California.
Element named after a US state: Californium. This is the only element named after a US state. But, there is also Americium. Americium is named after America.
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.
Einsteinium, Lawrencium, and Californium are three elements that were named after the same place.
one is californium. atomic # 98. named after California
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Maybe Scandium, Europium, Berkelium - there are probably many more. - Californium -
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The name of the chemical element californium is derived from the name of the state California, USA.
The name of the chemical element californium is derived from the name of the state California, USA.
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.