discoverers name on the periodic table
2007-10-25 00:32:22 · 3 answers · asked by john cover 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
While the other answers have told you elements that were named after people they generally weren't discovered by those people.
The typical convention is that if you discover an element, you get to name it. Most people don't name them after themselves. The examples in the other answers result from the discoverer wanting to honor someone else.
I hope that helped!
Has anyone ever named an element after themselves?
2007-10-25 03:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Rush is a band 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
96 Cm Curium Pierre & Marie Curie
103 Lr Lawrencium Ernest Lawrence
99 Es Einsteinium Albert Einstein
104 Rf Rutherfordium Ernest Rutherford
100 Fm Fermium Enrico Fermi
106 Sg Seaborgium Glenn Seaborg
101 Md Mendelevium Dmitri Mendeleev
107 Bh Bohrium Niels Bohr
102 No Nobelium Alfred Nobel
109 M Meitnerium Lise Meitner
111 Rg Roentgenium Wilhelm Röntgen
Two other elements were named for minerals which previously had been named for people.
62 Sm Samarium V.E. Samarski-Bykhovets
64 Gd Gadolinium Sir Johan Gadolin
2007-10-25 00:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by nessie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As well as names, there are also places; Berkelium, Europium and Darmstatdium for instance.
Discoverers...Well there's Newtonium and Einsteinium, they're the obvious ones...
2007-10-25 00:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋