Elements Named After Flashcards

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1
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Which element was named after after lightning bringer

A

Phosphorous P 15

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2
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Which element means copper coloured

A

Nickel Ni 28

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3
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Which element means artificial

A

Technetium Tc 43

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4
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Which element is named after the asteroid Ceres

A

Cerium Ce 58

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5
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Which element is named after the god Thor

A

Thorium Th 90

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6
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Which element is named after a person who suffered an unquenchable thirst

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Tantalum Ta 73

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7
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Which element is named after Tantalus daughter

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Niobium Nb 41

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8
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Town in sweden

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Yttrium 39
Yttrerbium 70
Terbium 65
Erbium 68

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9
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What do elements 39 65 68 70 have in common

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All named after ytterby in sweden

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10
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Which element named after a californian university

A

Berkelium

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11
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Which element was named after japan

A

Nihonium

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12
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Which element was named after a city in russia

A

Dubnium 105 Db

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13
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Which element was named after Copenhagen

A

Hafnium Hf 72

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14
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Which element was named after Stockholm

A

Holmium Ho 67

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15
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Which element was named after Paris

A

Lutenium 71 Lu

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16
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Which elements were named after living people

A

Seaborgium Organessiian

17
Q

Which element named after the Latin for colour

A

Chromium

18
Q

Which is the naturally occuring element with the highest atomic number

A

Uranium

19
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Which element is named after the Latin for lazy

A

Argon