Mercury, Uranium, and Neptunium were named after Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune (respectively). Although technically not a planet, Plutonium was named after Pluto.
The first four planets closest to the Sun are the four terrestial planets.
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
All the planets have orbits so four cannot be picked out.
The four outermost planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are mostly made of hydrogen and helium gas, with smaller amounts of other elements like water, ammonia, and methane. These planets are known as gas giants because of their composition and lack of a solid surface.
Plutonium Pu, Uranium U, Neptunium Np and Mercury Hg
The symbols of the elements named after planets are: Lead (Pb) named after the planet Saturn Mercury (Hg) named after the planet Mercury Platinum (Pt) named after the dwarf planet Pluto Uranium (U) named after the planet Uranus Other elements also have symbols that may resemble planet symbols, but these are specifically named after planets.
Three elements named after places are Copper, Berkelium, and Californium
There are eight elements named after the universal planets, which includes Pluto. These are Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium, Cerium, Palladium, Tellurium, Selenium, and Mercury.
Mercury the element is not really named after mercury the heavenly body: both are named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury. Similarly it is unclear whether uranium is named after uranus the planet or Uranus the mythical Roman god. Neptunium and plutonium definitely are named after the planets, and there is also selenium, named after the moon, and helium, named after the sun.
Two are named for major planets: uranium (Uranus) and neptunium (Neptune).The element mercury is named for the Roman god of speed, as was the planet; but the element was not directly named for the planet.Two are named for minor planets: cerium (Ceres) and plutonium (Pluto).If the asteroid Pallas is promoted to minor planet status, then palladium will join that list.but the most common element named after a planet is uranium(uranus).
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.
Mercury, Uranium, and Neptunium were named after Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune (respectively). Although technically not a planet, Plutonium was named after Pluto.
Hydrogen, helium, oxygen, and carbon are the most abundant elements in the universe.
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
No, the four gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium gases with small rocky cores. These planets have thick atmospheres that are mainly hydrogen and helium with trace amounts of other elements.
Several countries have elements named after them, including francium (named after France), polonium (named after Poland), berkelium (named after Berkeley, California, where it was discovered), americium (named after America), and dubnium (named after Dubna, Russia, where it was synthesized).