Tellurium is kind of named after the Earth.
Tellurium
The element 'helium' is named after 'Helios' (the sun) as the element was first found in the sun. 25 years later is was then found on earth.
Europe is the only continent with a chemical element named after it. Europium, a rare earth element, was discovered in the 19th century and named in honor of the continent where it was first isolated.
Europium.
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.
The most recently named element is Copernicium (Cn) is element 112. It was named in 2009.
The most recently named element is Copernicium (Cn) is element 112. It was named in 2009.
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The element named for a Cajun country is Americium, which is named after the United States of America.
The element Uranium was named after Uranus.
gadolinium was named as such because it was named after the origin J Galotin
The element europium is named after the continent Europe.