which symbol in the periodic table is named after an emperor?

Answer 1

Cesium or Caesium was named after the sky blue color (from the Latin "caesii") associated with its spectral lines. It was not named after Caesar, Julius or otherwise. The Latin cognomen "Caesar" derived from the word "caesaries", meaning "hair".

The letters used for the symbols of all of the elements are called the Roman Alphabet and the numerals used to represent the Groups of elements are often Roman numerals. These were named after an Empire, not an Emperor.

Answer 2

Caesium after Emperor Augustus Caesar

Answer 3

None, unless it's indirectly.
There's quite a few named after towns and countries that themselves could have been named after an emperor but as their direct origin none of the elements in the periodic table are named after an emperor.

Answer 4

Not Caesium, because Julius Caesar was never Emperor, and in any case it takes its name from the Latin for sky blue, the colour of the spectral lines by which it was identified.

Maybe Titanium was named after the queen of the fairies? :-)

Answer 5

The closest one would get would be Au, "gold" and the emperor Aurelian, but the symbol itself comes from the latin would "aurum," which means gold. Nor would it be "Ag" for silver since "Ag" stands for "argentum" and not "Augustus". It's not Terbium either as that is named after the town of Ytterby and not Tiberius. Nor is it Cesium, which is named after the latin word for "sky blue" "caesium" and not "caesare". So I would say none.

Answer 6

Is it cesium?
Atomic number - 55

Atomic weight - 132.9054

Bonding radius - 2.35

Atomic radius - 3.34

Ionization Potential - 3.894

Electro negativity - .79

Density - g/ml 1.87

Melting point - K 301.55

Boiling point - K 944

Heat of vaporization - kj/mol 67.74

Heat of Fusion - kj/mol 2.092

Specific heat - J/gK 0.24

Cesium is found in large amounts in Bernic Lake, Manitoba. It comes from the Latin word "caesius" which mean sky blue. The color of cesium is a silvery white, it is ductile and soft. It is characterized by a spectrum with two bright lines in the blue along with several others. The blue would explain the name it was given. Cesium has the most isotopes out of all the elements. It has 32 isotopes ranging from 114-145. It is used in atomic clocks, and is accurate at 5 s in 300 yrs.

The chief compounds of cesium are chloride and nitrate. Cesium is from the alkali metals and like the alkali metals reacts explosively with cold water. It is the most alkaline element out of all the elements and also the most electropositive of all. It also reacts with ice and temperatures above 116C. The strongest base known is cesium hydroxide and it attacks glass. It is used in electronic tubes as a "getter" because of it's high affinity for oxygen. It is also used in photoelectric cells, and it is also used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of certain organic compounds.

Answer 7

Caesium (Cs)?