Saturday Sep 30 Elements Flashcards
1
Q
Highest atomic numbered element whose symbol is a single letter
A
Uranium (92)
2
Q
Element, whose name is from the Greek, would be Lucifer in Latin
A
Phosphorus (15)
3
Q
Element named after Russia
A
Ruthenium (44)
4
Q
50, Sn
A
Tin
4
Q
48, CD
A
Cadmium
5
Q
Gadolinium (64) named after scientist from this country
A
Finnland
6
Q
51, Sb
A
Antimony
7
Q
Named after Stockholm
A
Holmium (66)
8
Q
Named after Paris
A
Lutetium (71)
9
Q
Named after Copenhagen
A
Hafnium (72)
10
Q
74
A
W – Tungsten
11
Q
Water silver
A
Mercury (80), HG
12
Q
From Celtic “to flow”
A
Lead (82), Pb
13
Q
84, Po
A
Polonium
14
Q
87, Fr
A
Francium
15
Q
92, U
A
Uranium (after Uranus)
16
Q
93 and 94
A
Neptunium (Np) and Plutonium (Pu)
17
Q
97, Bk
A
Berkelium
18
Q
98, Cf– Synthesized and Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
A
Californium
19
Q
99, Ei
A
Einsteinium
20
Q
100, Fm
A
Fermium
21
Q
101, Md
A
Mendelevium
22
Q
102, No
A
Nobelium
23
Q
103, Lr
A
Lawrencium
24
104, Rf
Rutherfordium
25
105, Db
Dubnium, Russia
26
106, Sg
Seaborgium
27
Bohrium
107, Bh
28
Named after Japan
Nihonium, 113, Nh
29
Moscovium
115, Mc
30
Livermorium
116, Lv
31
Ts, 117
Tennessine
32
118, Og
Oganesson
33
Elements with atomic numbers above 92 are this type, meaning they come later in the periodic table than a certain radioactive one
transuranium
34
Tycho Brahe was Danish and came before
Kepler, who invented Kepler's laws of planetary motion
