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Plutonium, atomic number 94
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What planets are named after elements on the periodic table?
Mercury from both the planet and the Roman god; Uranium is named after the planet Uranus and Plutonium after the (former) planet Pluto; Neptunium, after the planet Neptune. Tellurium, element 52, gets its name from the Latin "tellus" meaning Earth. Not planets, but element 2, Helium is named from the Greek helios, Sun, and Selenium from the Greek selene, Moon.
What is plutonium named after?
The element polonium was named for the country Poland.
What element was named after the superman's home world?
Krypton was the element named after Superman's home planet.
What metallic element is used in nuclear weapon and is named after a Greek god?
Plutonium. It is named after the ROMAN god Pluto. That's why the Lybians were after Doc Brown in Back to the Future...
What element is named after Albert Einstein?
The radioactive actinide metal "einsteinium" is named for Albert Einstein. It has atomic number 99 and has only been created artificially, in very small quantities.
What is the element named after the planet Pluto - stays radioactive for millions of years and is dangerous?
Probably Plutonium but I do not think it is named after Pluto.
What element was named after the planet Pluto and stays radioactive for millions of years?
Uranium 235, Thorium, Plutonium, Potassium 40
The element named after the planet pluto?
plutonium
What are three element name after planet that is show on the periodic table?
Plutonium is named after the planet Pluto. Neptunium is named after the planet Neptune. Uranium is named after the planet Uranus.
What element is named after plutonium?
Plutonium is an element. It is named for the Ancient Roman god of the underworld, Pluto. This follows the pattern for naming of all planets after the Greco-Roman gods. At the time it was named, Pluto was considered to be a planet.
What planet named the god of death?
Pluto. Is Pluto a planet these days?
Pluto he planet was named after Pluto the dog?
All of the other planets were named after Roman gods. Venetia Phair came up with the idea because she thought that this planet should follow suit.
Which planet has a moon called Sharon?
The planet PLUTO has a satellite named 'CHARON' . Pronounced 'Karon'.
Who was named after the planet Pluto?
the Roman god of death Pluto
What planet is named after a dog?
The answer is... PLUTO
What is the planet named after Hades?
Pluto
What element is named after the dwarf planet Pluto?
Pluto was named after the Greek and Roman God of the lower world. (Roman name: Pluto; Greek name: Hades)Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906- January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
