In 1879, Lars Fredrik Nilson found a new element in the minerals euxenite and gadolinite from Scandinavia. Hence, he named it 'scandium', from the Latin word 'Scandia'meaning "Scandinavia".
Element number 21, Scandium, was named after Scandinavia.
The element scandium was named after the country Scandinavia.
It is named after Scandinavia, a region in northern Europe where it was historically mined. It was identified as an element in 1879 when Lars Nilson isolated scandium oxide from euxenite and gadolinite ores. It was not until 1937 that it was isolated in pure metallic form.
Scandium.
Scandium.
The original name of scandium is derived from the Latin word "Scandia," which means Scandinavia. Scandium was named after Scandinavia because it was first discovered in rare minerals found in Scandinavia.
Strontium was named by Humphry Davy (inventor of the mining safety lamp that bears his name) in 1808. He isolated the element by electolysis and named it after Strontian, a mining village in Scotland where it was first found.
Thulium is named after the ancient name for Scandinavia, Thule. This element was discovered in 1879 by Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve.
Scandium, which is named for Scandinavia, a region in Europe that includes the countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
Scandinavia.
Yes, the word 'Scandinavia' is a proper noun, the name of a specific place.
The name scandium is derived from Scandinavia.