| No. | Element | Named for | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Germanium | Germany | 79%
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| 96 | Curium | Curie | 77%
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| 31 | Gallium | Gallia | 77%
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| 104 | Rutherfordium | Rutherford | 77%
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| 98 | Californium | California | 76%
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| 99 | Einsteinium | Einstein | 76%
|
| 117 | Tennessine | Tennessee | 76%
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| 95 | Americium | America | 75%
|
| 87 | Francium | France | 75%
|
| 102 | Nobelium | Nobel | 75%
|
| 2 | Helium | Sun | 75%
|
| 107 | Bohrium | Bohr | 73%
|
| 103 | Lawrencium | Lawrence | 73%
|
| 93 | Neptunium | Neptune | 73%
|
| 94 | Plutonium | Pluto | 73%
|
| 92 | Uranium | Uranus | 73%
|
| 63 | Europium | Europe | 72%
|
| 115 | Moscovium | Moscow | 72%
|
| 1 | Hydrogen | Water-forming | 69%
|
| 112 | Copernicium | Copernicus | 65%
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| 111 | Roentgenium | Röntgen | 65%
|
| 106 | Seaborgium | Seaborg | 65%
|
| 90 | Thorium | Thor (Norse mythology) | 65%
|
| 101 | Mendelevium | Mendeleev | 64%
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| 21 | Scandium | Scandinavia | 63%
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| 97 | Berkelium | Berkeley | 61%
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| 100 | Fermium | Fermi | 60%
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| 80 | Mercury | Mercury (Roman mythology) | 59%
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| 113 | Nihonium | Japan | 57%
|
| 61 | Promethium | Prometheus (Greek mythology) | 57%
|
| 84 | Polonium | Poland | 55%
|
| 109 | Meitnerium | Meitner | 52%
|
| 110 | Darmstadtium | Darmstadt | 47%
|
| 34 | Selenium | Moon | 45%
|
| 22 | Titanium | Titans | 45%
|
| 39 | Yttrium | Ytterby (Swedish village) | 44%
|
| 65 | Terbium | Ytterby (Swedish village) | 44%
|
| 68 | Erbium | Ytterby (Swedish village) | 44%
|
| 70 | Ytterbium | Ytterby (Swedish village) | 44%
|
| 10 | Neon | New | 41%
|
| 73 | Tantalum | Tantalus (Greek mythology) | 40%
|
| 4 | Beryllium | Beryl | 37%
|
| 17 | Chlorine | Greenish yellow | 37%
|
| 15 | Phosphorus | Light-bearing | 37%
|
| 58 | Cerium | Ceres | 36%
|
| 116 | Livermorium | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 36%
|
| 67 | Holmium | Stockholm | 32%
|
| 3 | Lithium | Stone | 32%
|
| 30 | Zinc | Tooth | 32%
|
| 24 | Chromium | Color | 29%
|
| 77 | Iridium | Iris (Greek mythology) | 29%
|
| 71 | Lutetium | Paris | 28%
|
| 37 | Rubidium | Red | 28%
|
| 78 | Platininum | Silver | 28%
|
| 48 | Cadmium | Cadmus (Greek mythology) | 27%
|
| 52 | Tellurium | Earth | 27%
|
| 12 | Magnesium | Magnesia (district in Greece) | 27%
|
| 25 | Manganese | Magnesia (district in Greece) | 27%
|
| 44 | Ruthenium | Russia | 27%
|
| 29 | Copper | Cyprus | 25%
|
| 108 | Hassium | Hesse | 25%
|
| 49 | Indium | Indigo | 25%
|
| 41 | Niobium | Niobe (Greek mythology) | 25%
|
| 46 | Palladium | Pallas | 25%
|
| 13 | Aluminium | Bitter salt | 24%
|
| 75 | Rhenium | Rhine | 23%
|
| 11 | Sodium | Soda | 23%
|
| 55 | Caesium | Blue | 21%
|
| 105 | Dubnium | Dubna (Rusian town) | 21%
|
| 118 | Oganesson | Oganessian | 20%
|
| 19 | Potassium | Potash | 20%
|
| 8 | Oxygen | Acid-forming | 19%
|
| 43 | Technetium | Artificial | 19%
|
| 72 | Hafnium | Copenhagen | 19%
|
| 114 | Flevorium | Flerov Laboratory | 19%
|
| 9 | Flourine | Flow | 19%
|
| 64 | Gadolinum | Gadolinite | 19%
|
| 28 | Nickel | Nickel (German miner mythology) | 19%
|
| 76 | Osmium | Smell | 19%
|
| 54 | Xenon | Strange | 19%
|
| 69 | Thulium | Thule | 19%
|
| 6 | Carbon | Coal | 17%
|
| 27 | Cobalt | Goblin | 17%
|
| 88 | Radium | Ray | 17%
|
| 89 | Actinium | Ray | 17%
|
| 23 | Vanadium | Freya (Norse God) | 16%
|
| 40 | Zirconium | Zircon | 16%
|
| 36 | Krypton | Hidden | 15%
|
| 57 | Lanthanium | Lie hidden | 15%
|
| 59 | Praseodymium | Green twin | 13%
|
| 56 | Barium | Heavy | 13%
|
| 86 | Radon | Radium emanation (Radon-222) | 13%
|
| 66 | Dysprosium | Hard to get | 12%
|
| 60 | Neodymium | New twin | 12%
|
| 38 | Strontium | Strontian (Scottish village) | 12%
|
| 81 | Thallium | Twig | 11%
|
| 53 | Iodine | Violet | 11%
|
| 91 | Protactinium | Before actinium | 9%
|
| 5 | Boron | Borax | 9%
|
| 42 | Molybdenum | Lead | 9%
|
| 62 | Samarium | Samarskite | 9%
|
| 16 | Sulfur | Burn | 8%
|
| 74 | Tungsten | Heavy stone | 8%
|
| 20 | Calcium | Lime | 8%
|
| 7 | Nitrogen | Niter-forming | 8%
|
| 45 | Rhodium | Rose | 8%
|
| 35 | Bromine | Stench | 8%
|
| 85 | Astatine | Unstable | 8%
|
| 83 | Bismuth | White mass | 7%
|
| 14 | Silicon | Flint | 5%
|
| 33 | Arsenic | Masculine | 5%
|
| 18 | Argon | Idle | 3%
|
| 51 | Antimony | Ambiguous | 0%
|
| 26 | Iron | Original name | 0%
|
| 47 | Silver | Original name | 0%
|
| 50 | Tin | Original name | 0%
|
| 79 | Gold | Original name | 0%
|
| 82 | Lead | Original name | 0%
|