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Where do elements on the periodic table get their symbols from?
Some elements are named after the compound that they came from, or some attribute of it. Other elements are named after some aspect of the way in which the element was found. Still, there are other elements that get their names from places. Another interesting group of names comes from mythology. -Nev Singhota
For what else might elements be named?
Elements may also be named for the place where they were discovered or developed
Which elements are named by scientists?
There are five different elements that are named by scientists. The five elements are Bohrium, Curium, Einsteinium, Fermium and Lawrencium.
What elements named after a person?
There are 15 elements that are named after a person. Curium, for example, is named after Marie and Pierre Curie, while Bohrium is named after Niels Bohr.
Named for the university where many of the transuranium elements were synthesized?
named for the university where many of the transuranium elements were synthesized?
What else might elements might be named?
Elements may also be named for the place where they were discovered or developed
Many of the first discovered elements were named by?
many of the first discovered elements were named by greek and roman philosophers
What three elements were named after the same place?
Einsteinium, Lawrencium, and Californium are three elements that were named after the same place.
Who is elements named after?
It's named after scientist Alfred Nobel.
What is the two elements named for large regions?
Americium and Europium are the elements named for large regions which include several countries.
What countries have elements named after them?
The only country named after an element is Argentina. Elements are Latin, they are not named for the person who discovered them......Latin for silver is argenti or argento.
What elements are named after states?
Californium
