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The element Uranium was named after Uranus.

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What was uranium named after?

The name of the chemical element uranium is derived from the name of the planet Uranus.


What is the element uranium named after?

The name of the chemical element uranium is derived from the name of the planet Uranus (Uranus was an ancient Greek deity).


what planet was named after the chemical element uranium?

It was the other way round. Uranium was named after a planet. That planet was Uranus.


Why was uranium named uranium?

The name uranium is derived from the name of the Uranus planet.


What was the chemical element uranium named after what planet?

It was the other way round. Uranium was named after a planet. That planet was Uranus.


How the element Uranium was named?

It was named for the planet Uranus


What the origin of the name Uranium?

The name of the natural radioactive chemical element uranium is derived from the name of the planet Uranus. Uranium was discovered (as an oxide) by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789.


What is the element named after the planet Uranus?

Uranium


What is uraniums original name?

Uranium was the first name from 1789; the name is derived from the name of the planet Uranus.


What element is named for the seventh planet from the sun?

The element uranium is named for the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus.


Why was neptunium named after Neptune?

The planet Neptune is named after a Roman god named Neptune... The chemical element neptunium is in the periodic table after uranium; also the planet Neptune is after Uranus in the Solar system - it is an analogy.


What element was named for the seventh planet from the sun?

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun named byJohann Bode. Uranium was named by Martin Klaproth in favour of Bode's choice for Uranus.