Set: Elements & Their Strange Names

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mendelevium Named after creator of Periodic Table
Yttrium named after Ytterby, Sweden
erbium named after Ytterby, Sweden
terbium named after Ytterby, Sweden
ytterbium named after Ytterby, Sweden
cerium named after the asteroid Ceres
palladium named after the asteroid Pallas
scandium named after the term for Norway, Sweden, Finland, & Denmark
selenium named after the moon
technetium first artificial element
nickel comes from the word Kupfernickel
gold named after aurun
ruthenium named after Russia
lead its symbol comes from the word plumbum
promethium named after the god who stole fire from heaven
thorium named after the god of thunder
polonium named after Poland, Marie Curie's homeland
helium named after the sun
americium named after the Americas
titanium named after the Greek titans
iron comes from the Greek word ferrum
tantalum named for Tantalus, father of Zeus
niobium named for Niobe, daughter of Tantalus
tellurium named after Earth
tungsten named for the Swedish term meaning heavy stone

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