Chemical element facts
The chemical elements: symbols, numbers and name origins. 117 facts.
Polonium has the chemical symbol Po and atomic number 84; its name refers to “Poland”.
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Molybdenum has the chemical symbol Mo and atomic number 42; its name refers to “lead”.
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Osmium has the chemical symbol Os and atomic number 76; its name refers to “odor”.
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Yttrium has the chemical symbol Y and atomic number 39; its name refers to “Ytterby mine”.
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Tellurium has the chemical symbol Te and atomic number 52; its name refers to “Terra”.
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Hafnium has the chemical symbol Hf and atomic number 72; its name refers to “Copenhagen”.
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Tantalum has the chemical symbol Ta and atomic number 73; its name refers to “Tantalus”.
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Astatine has the chemical symbol At and atomic number 85; its name refers to “instability”.
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Technetium has the chemical symbol Tc and atomic number 43; its name refers to “technique”.
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Zirconium has the chemical symbol Zr and atomic number 40; its name refers to “zircon”.
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Ruthenium has the chemical symbol Ru and atomic number 44; its name refers to “Ruthenia”.
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Rhodium has the chemical symbol Rh and atomic number 45; its name refers to “rose”.
Source: Wikipedia: Rhodium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1087 (CC0)
Indium has the chemical symbol In and atomic number 49; its name refers to “indigo”.
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Thorium has the chemical symbol Th and atomic number 90; its name refers to “Thor”.
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Actinium has the chemical symbol Ac and atomic number 89; its name refers to “light beam”.
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Neptunium has the chemical symbol Np and atomic number 93; its name refers to “Neptune”.
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Lanthanum has the chemical symbol La and atomic number 57; its name refers to “hiding”.
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Rhenium has the chemical symbol Re and atomic number 75; its name refers to “Rhine”.
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Thallium has the chemical symbol Tl and atomic number 81; its name refers to “thallus”.
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Europium has the chemical symbol Eu and atomic number 63; its name refers to “Europe”.
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Cerium has the chemical symbol Ce and atomic number 58; its name refers to “Ceres”.
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Rutherfordium has the chemical symbol Rf and atomic number 104; its name refers to “Ernest Rutherford”.
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Hassium has the chemical symbol Hs and atomic number 108; its name refers to “Hesse”.
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Samarium has the chemical symbol Sm and atomic number 62; its name refers to “samarskite-(Y)”.
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Lutetium has the chemical symbol Lu and atomic number 71; its name refers to “Lutetia”.
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Seaborgium has the chemical symbol Sg and atomic number 106; its name refers to “Glenn Theodore Seaborg”.
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Protactinium has the chemical symbol Pa and atomic number 91; its name refers to “actinium”.
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Californium has the chemical symbol Cf and atomic number 98; its name refers to “California”.
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Einsteinium has the chemical symbol Es and atomic number 99; its name refers to “Albert Einstein”.
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Dubnium has the chemical symbol Db and atomic number 105; its name refers to “Dubna”.
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Promethium has the chemical symbol Pm and atomic number 61; its name refers to “Prometheus”.
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Gadolinium has the chemical symbol Gd and atomic number 64; its name refers to “Johan Gadolin”.
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Americium has the chemical symbol Am and atomic number 95; its name refers to “Americas”.
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Bohrium has the chemical symbol Bh and atomic number 107; its name refers to “Niels Bohr”.
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Meitnerium has the chemical symbol Mt and atomic number 109; its name refers to “Lise Meitner”.
Source: Wikipedia: Meitnerium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1258 (CC0)
Oganesson has the chemical symbol Og and atomic number 118; its name refers to “Yuri Oganessian”.
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Praseodymium has the chemical symbol Pr and atomic number 59.
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Neodymium has the chemical symbol Nd and atomic number 60.
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Dysprosium has the chemical symbol Dy and atomic number 66; its name refers to “inaccessibility”.
Source: Wikipedia: Dysprosium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1843 (CC0)
Fermium has the chemical symbol Fm and atomic number 100; its name refers to “Enrico Fermi”.
Source: Wikipedia: Fermium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1896 (CC0)
Nobelium has the chemical symbol No and atomic number 102; its name refers to “Alfred Nobel”.
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Terbium has the chemical symbol Tb and atomic number 65; its name refers to “Ytterby mine”.
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Curium has the chemical symbol Cm and atomic number 96.
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Berkelium has the chemical symbol Bk and atomic number 97; its name refers to “Berkeley”.
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Darmstadtium has the chemical symbol Ds and atomic number 110; its name refers to “Darmstadt”.
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Erbium has the chemical symbol Er and atomic number 68; its name refers to “Ytterby mine”.
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Ytterbium has the chemical symbol Yb and atomic number 70; its name refers to “Ytterby mine”.
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Mendelevium has the chemical symbol Md and atomic number 101; its name refers to “Dmitri Mendeleev”.
Source: Wikipedia: Mendelevium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1898 (CC0)
Lawrencium has the chemical symbol Lr and atomic number 103; its name refers to “Ernest Lawrence”.
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Roentgenium has the chemical symbol Rg and atomic number 111; its name refers to “Wilhelm Röntgen”.
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Holmium has the chemical symbol Ho and atomic number 67; its name refers to “Stockholm”.
Source: Wikipedia: Holmium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1846 (CC0)
Copernicium has the chemical symbol Cn and atomic number 112; its name refers to “Nicolaus Copernicus”.
Source: Wikipedia: Copernicium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1278 (CC0)
Nihonium has the chemical symbol Nh and atomic number 113; its name refers to “Japan”.
Source: Wikipedia: Nihonium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1301 (CC0)
Moscovium has the chemical symbol Mc and atomic number 115; its name refers to “Moscow Oblast”.
Source: Wikipedia: Moscovium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1303 (CC0)
Thulium has the chemical symbol Tm and atomic number 69.
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Livermorium has the chemical symbol Lv and atomic number 116; its name refers to “Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory”.
Source: Wikipedia: Livermorium (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1304 (CC0)
Tennessine has the chemical symbol Ts and atomic number 117; its name refers to “Tennessee”.
Source: Wikipedia: Tennessine (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1306 (CC0)