0
Many elements have been named after scientists, almost always posthumously. Only one element was named after a scientist still alive: Seaborgium, element number 106, Symbol Sb, was officially named and accepted internationally in 1997. The element was named after Glenn T. Seaborg who discovered the actinide series of the Periodic Table, and was principle in discovering 8 elements, and two more on research teams, totalling 10 elements discovered in his lifetime. He died in 1999, 2 years after Seaborgium was officially named, although he did not discover that element.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe element Helium, called for the greek word Helios, is named after the sun. It was named this way because of the large amounts of Helium found on the sun.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoSelenium, named after the Greek god of the moon Selene.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoProbably Selenium, coming from the Greek word selen/seleno meaning moon or selene meaning Greek god of the moon :]
Wiki User
∙ 15y agohelium is named after the sun
Wiki User
∙ 11y agopluto
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the element helium named after?
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.
Is the sun a terrestrial planet?
The Sun is not considered a planet. It is considered a Star.
Which is the most abundant element in the sun?
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, and in the Sun.
What day is named for the sun?
the sun is named after walterzoiz the roman god
What is the number of Jupiter from the sun?
It is the fifth planet.
What element is named for the seventh planet from the sun?
The element uranium is named for the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus.
What element is named after the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranium is named after the planet Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.
What elements is named from the seventh planet from the sun?
The element uranium is named for the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus.
Element named for the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranium is named after the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus.
What planet was named after Poseidon?
Poseidon's Roman name is Neptune. So the 8th planet from the sun is named after Poseidon.
What element was named for the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranium was named after the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus.
What element is named after the farthest planet from the sun?
Neptunium, atomic number 93.
Is Uranus the eighth planet from sun?
No. Uranus is the 7th from the sun. Neptune is the 8th from the sun.
Which position from the sun is Uranus?
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun.
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.
Is Jupiter the eighth planet?
No. Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun. Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun.
What number is Neptune from the sun?
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun.
