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Periodic Table #1: Elements Named after Scientists

Given the chemical symbol and the reason for the honor, can you name the element named after these pioneering scientists? This quiz is part of the Periodic Table series of 6 fun and challenging quizzes.
Includes all 16 elements officially named after specific individuals.
Chemical symbol shall appear upon correctly guessing an element.
You may also try the other quizzes on the series: #2 #3 #4 #5 and #6
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Symbol
Element
Named after
Reason
Cm
Curium
Marie & Pierre Curie
Radioactivity pioneers
Es
Einsteinium
Albert Einstein
Relativity, theoretical physics
Fm
Fermium
Enrico Fermi
Nuclear reactor pioneer
Md
Mendelevium
Dmitri Mendeleev
Creator of the periodic table
No
Nobelium
Alfred Nobel
Inventor of dynamite, founded Nobel Prize
Lr
Lawrencium
Ernest O. Lawrence
Inventor of the cyclotron
Rf
Rutherfordium
Ernest Rutherford
Nuclear physics pioneer
Sg
Seaborgium
Glenn T. Seaborg
Co-discovered many transuranium elements
Bh
Bohrium
Niels Bohr
Atomic model pioneer
Mt
Meitnerium
Lise Meitner
Nuclear fission pioneer
Rg
Roentgenium
Wilhelm Röntgen
Discovered X-rays
Cn
Copernicium
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric model
Fl
Flerovium
Georgy Flyorov
Nuclear physicist
Og
Oganesson
Yuri Oganessian
Superheavy element researcher
Gd
Gadolinium
Johan Gadolin
Finnish chemist, discovered yttrium
Sm
Samarium
Col. Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets
Russian mining official who gave access to the ore samraskite
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