which country is name after an element and WHY?

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does anyone which country it is? tell me the name of country and most importantly WHY.

2006-09-19 14:38:27 · 3 answers · asked by debbie 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

I believe you have it backwards...there are elements named after countries...but no countries named after elements.

2006-09-19 14:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

americium after America. It was named for the Americas, by analogy with europium, which is named after the continent europe..

am i correct....?

2006-09-19 14:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by teroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

rhodium for rhode island.

2006-09-19 15:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by john s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋