Periodic Table #2: Elements Named After Places - Statistics

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Symbol	Element	Named after	% Correct
Am	Americium	Americas	100%
Bk	Berkelium	Berkeley, California (Lawrence Berkeley Lab)	100%
Cf	Californium	California	100%
Fr	Francium	France	100%
Ge	Germanium	Germany	100%
Mg	Magnesium	Magnesia, Greece (region in Thessaly)	100%
Yb	Ytterbium	Ytterby, Sweden	100%
Eu	Europium	Europe	89%
Ga	Gallium	Gallia (Latin for France)	89%
Hf	Hafnium	Hafnia (Latin for Copenhagen)	89%
Hs	Hassium	Hesse (Hassia), Germany	89%
Nh	Nihonium	Nihon (also Japan, first element discovered in Asia)	89%
Po	Polonium	Poland (by Marie Curie, honoring her homeland)	89%
Re	Rhenium	Rhenus (Latin for the Rhine river)	89%
Ru	Ruthenium	Ruthenia (Latin for Russia/Eastern Europe)	89%
Sr	Strontium	Strontian, Scotland	89%
Tm	Thulium	Thule (mythical far-north land, representing Scandinavia)	89%
Ho	Holmium	Holmia (Latin for Stockholm)	78%
Lu	Lutetium	Lutetia (Latin name for Paris)	78%
Mc	Moscovium	Moscow, Russia	78%
Sc	Scandium	Scandinavia	78%
Cu	Copper	Cyprus (Latin cuprum - the island was a major ancient source)	67%
Ds	Darmstadtium	Darmstadt, Germany	67%
Ts	Tennessine	Tennessee (Oak Ridge National Lab)	67%
Y	Yttrium	Ytterby, Sweden (village with a famous mineral quarry)	67%
Mn	Manganese	Magnesia, Greece	56%
Er	Erbium	Ytterby, Sweden	44%
Tb	Terbium	Ytterby, Sweden	44%

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