List of chemical elements named after places

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* 1 (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr — lithium family, s¹ metals" class="nowrap">alkali metals)
* Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra — beryllium group, s² metals" class="nowrap">2 (alkaline earth metals)
* Sc, Y… — scandium group, s² d¹ metals">3
* Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf — titanium and analogs, transition metals with 4 valence electrons">4
* V, Nb, Ta, Db — vanadium and analogs, transition metals with 5 valence electrons">5
* Cr, Mo, W, Sg — chromium and analogs, transition metals with 6 valence electrons">6
* Mn, Tc, Re, Bh — manganese and analogs, transition metals with 7 valence electrons">7
* Fe, Ru, Os, Hs — iron and analogs, transition metals with 8 valence electrons">8
* Co, Rh, Ir, Mt — cobalt and analogs, transition metals with 9 valence electrons">9
* Ni, Pd, Pt, Ds — nickel and analogs, transition metals with 10 valence electrons">10
* Cu, Ag, Au, Rg — coinage metals, transition metals with 11 valence electrons">11
* Zn, Cd, Hg, Cn — zinc group, s² d¹⁰ metals">12
* B, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Nh — boron group, s² p¹ elements">13
* C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Fl — carbon group, s² p² elements">14
* N, P, As, Sb, Bi, Mc — nitrogen group, s² p³ elements" class="nowrap">15 (pnictogens)
* O, S, Se, Te, Po, Lv — oxygen group, s² p⁴ elements" class="nowrap">16 (chalcogens)
* F, Cl, Br, I, At, Ts — fluorine group, s² p⁵ elements" class="nowrap">17 (halogens)
* He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og — elements having a complete valence shell" class="nowrap">18 (noble gases)

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* H, He, Z = 1–2">1
* Li … Ne, Z = 3–10">2
* Na … Ar, Z = 11–18">3
* K … Kr, Z = 19–36">4
* Rb … Xe, Z = 37–54">5
* Cs … Rn, Z = 55–86">6
* Fr … Og, Z = 87–118">7

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Of the 118 chemical elements, 41 are named after, or have names associated with, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the Earth and the other 10 have names connected to bodies in the Solar System.

The first table below lists terrestrial locations (excluding the entire Earth taken as a whole) and the last table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Terrestrial locations
* 2 Astronomical objects
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Terrestrial locations

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Location  | Element  | Symbol  | Z | Coordinates

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Europe | Europium | Eu | 63 |
Magnesia, a district in Greece | Magnesium | Mg | 12 |  [ ⚑ ] 39°25′N 22°50′E﻿ / ﻿39.417°N 22.833°E﻿ / 39.417; 22.833﻿ (Magnesia)
Manganese | Mn | 25
Belur, a city in India (indirectly, via the mineral beryl)  | Beryllium | Be  | 4  |  [ ⚑ ] 13°9′44.34″N 75°52′4.51″E﻿ / ﻿13.1623167°N 75.8679194°E﻿ / 13.1623167; 75.8679194﻿ (Belur, Karnataka)
India (indirectly, via the Latin indicum meaning indigo)  | Indium | In  | 49  |
Cyprus | Copper | Cu | 29 |
France (ancient name Gaul) | Francium | Fr | 87 |
Gallium | Ga | 31
Lutetia, Latin name for Paris | Lutetium | Lu | 71 |  [ ⚑ ] 48°51′N 2°21′E﻿ / ﻿48.85°N 2.35°E﻿ / 48.85; 2.35﻿ (Lutecia (Paris))
Germany | Germanium | Ge | 32 |
Hesse, a state in Germany | Hassium | Hs | 108 |
Darmstadt, a city in Germany | Darmstadtium | Ds | 110 |  [ ⚑ ] 49°50′N 8°34′E﻿ / ﻿49.833°N 8.567°E﻿ / 49.833; 8.567﻿ (Darmstadt)
Rhine, a river | Rhenium | Re | 75 |
Strontian, a village in Scotland | Strontium | Sr | 38 |  [ ⚑ ] 56°41′N 5°34′W﻿ / ﻿56.683°N 5.567°W﻿ / 56.683; -5.567﻿ (Strontium)
Scandinavia | Scandium | Sc | 21 |
Hafnia, Latin name for Copenhagen | Hafnium | Hf | 72 |  [ ⚑ ] 55°41′N 12°34′E﻿ / ﻿55.683°N 12.567°E﻿ / 55.683; 12.567﻿ (Hafnia)
Thule (perhaps Iceland or Greenland) | Thulium | Tm | 69 |
Holmia, Latin name for Stockholm | Holmium | Ho | 67 |  [ ⚑ ] 59°20′N 18°47′E﻿ / ﻿59.333°N 18.783°E﻿ / 59.333; 18.783﻿ (Holmia (Stockholm))
Ytterby, a village in Sweden | Yttrium | Y | 39  |  [ ⚑ ] 59°25′35″N 18°21′13″E﻿ / ﻿59.42639°N 18.35361°E﻿ / 59.42639; 18.35361﻿ (Ytterby)
Terbium | Tb | 65
Erbium | Er | 68
Ytterbium | Yb | 70
Poland | Polonium | Po | 84 |
Ruthenia, Latin name for Russia | Ruthenium | Ru | 44 |
Moscow, Russia | Moscovium | Mc | 115 |  [ ⚑ ] 55°42′N 36°58′E﻿ / ﻿55.7°N 36.967°E﻿ / 55.7; 36.967
Dubna, a town in Russia | Dubnium | Db | 105 |  [ ⚑ ] 56°44′N 37°10′E﻿ / ﻿56.733°N 37.167°E﻿ / 56.733; 37.167﻿ (Dubna)
Americas[2][3][4] (some sources say the United States specifically)[5][6][7][8] | Americium | Am | 95 |
California, a state in the United States | Californium | Cf | 98 |
Berkeley, California, a city in the United States | Berkelium | Bk | 97 |  [ ⚑ ] 37°52′N 122°16′W﻿ / ﻿37.867°N 122.267°W﻿ / 37.867; -122.267﻿ (Berkeley, California)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the United States
(Also Robert Livermore's name) | Livermorium | Lv | 116 |  [ ⚑ ] 37°41′N 121°43′W﻿ / ﻿37.683°N 121.717°W﻿ / 37.683; -121.717﻿ (Livermore)
Tennessee, a state in the United States | Tennessine | Ts | 117 |
Japan (Nihon) | Nihonium | Nh | 113 |

## Astronomical objects

Location  | Element  | Symbol  | Z

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1 Sun | Helium | He | 2
2 Mercury*  | Mercury* | Hg | 80
3 Venus**  | Phosphorus** | P | 15
5 Moon | Selenium | Se | 34
7 Pallas (asteroid)  | Palladium | Pd | 46
4 Earth | Tellurium | Te | 52
6 Ceres (dwarf planet)  | Cerium | Ce | 58
8 Uranus | Uranium | U | 92
9 Neptune | Neptunium | Np | 93
10 Pluto

(dwarf planet) || Plutonium || Pu || 94

* - The element mercury was named directly for the deity, with only indirect naming connection to the planet (see etymology of mercury).
** - Phosphorus was the Ancient Greek name for the planet Venus. (see etymology of phosphorus).

## See also

* List of chemical elements named after people
* List of chemical element name etymologies

## References

1. ↑ Page of Kevin A. Boudreaux and Angelo State university
2. ↑ [1] \- "named after the continent of North America"
3. ↑ [2] \- "Ideas received by the program and submitted to Seaborg..."
4. ↑ "C&En: It's Elemental: The Periodic Table - Americium". http://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/80th/print/americiumprint.html?.
5. ↑ [3] \- "The element was named after the United States of America."
6. ↑ [4] \- "Four other countries have elements named after them: francium for France, germanium for Germany, polonium for Poland, and americium for the United States."
7. ↑ [5] \- "Americium (95 Am): Named for (the United States of) America, the land where the element was discovered during the course of the Manhattan Project, the US-led World War II programme that would develop the first atomic bomb."
8. ↑ [6] \- "The element is named after America, especially the United States of America."

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Periodic table

Periodic table forms|

| Standard|

* 18-column
* 32-column

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Alternative|

* Alternatives
* Janet's left step table

Extended|

* Extension beyond the 7th period
* Aufbau
* Fricke
* Pyykkö

Sets of elements|

| By periodic table structure|

| Groups|

* 1 (Alkali metals)
* 2 (Alkaline earth metals)
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15 (Pnictogens)
* 16 (Chalcogens)
* 17 (Halogens)
* 18 (Noble gases)

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Periods|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8+
* Aufbau
* Fricke
* Pyykkö

Blocks|

* s-block
* p-block
* d-block
* f-block
* g-block
* Aufbau principle

By metallicity|

| Metals|

* Alkali metals
* Alkaline earth metals
* Lanthanides
* Actinides
* Transition metals
* Post-transition metals

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Metalloids|

* Lists of metalloids by source
* Dividing line

Nonmetals|

* Reactive nonmetals
* Noble gases

Other sets|

* Platinum-group metals (PGM)
* Rare-earth elements
* Refractory metals
* Precious metals
* Coinage metals
* Noble metal
* Heavy metals
* Native metals
* Transuranium elements
* Superheavy elements
* Major actinides
* Minor actinides

Elements|

| Lists|

* By: Abundance (in humans)
* Atomic properties
* Nuclear stability
* Production
* Symbol

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Properties|

* Crystal structure
* Electron configuration
* Electronegativity
* Goldschmidt classification
* Term symbol

Data pages|

* Abundance
* Atomic radius
* Boiling point
* Critical point
* Density
* Elasticity
* Electrical resistivity
* Electron affinity
* Electron configuration
* Electronegativity
* Hardness
* Heat capacity
* Heat of fusion
* Heat of vaporization
* Ionization energy
* Melting point
* Oxidation state
* Speed of sound
* Thermal conductivity
* Thermal expansion coefficient
* Vapor pressure

History|

* Element discoveries
* Mendeleev's predictions
* Naming
* etymology
* controversies
* for places
* for people
* in East Asia

See also|

* IUPAC
* nomenclature
* systematic element name
* Trivial name
* Dmitri Mendeleev

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