What are 5 elements named after people?
1 Answer
Seventeen elements are named after people.
Explanation:
The five most recent elements to be named after people are:
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#""_118"Og"(sf"Oganesson")"# ; named after the Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian (discovered in 2002; named in 2016.) -
#""_116"Lv" (sf"Livermorium")# ; named for the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, California, which is in turn named after a rancher, who had the last name of Livermore (discovered in 2000; named in 2012) -
#""_114"Fl" (sf"Flerovium")# ; named for the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Dubna, Russia. The name of the laboratory, in turn, honours the Russian physicist, Georgy Flerov (discovered in 1998; named in 2012.) -
#""_112"Cn"(sf"Copernicium")# ; Nicolaus Copernicus (discovered in 1996; named in 2009) -
#""_111"Rg" (sf"Roentgenium")# ; Wilhelm Roentgen (discovered in 1994; named in 2004)
(Adapted from www.ptable.com)
