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Chemical Elements named after Places

Name the elements that have been named after places: countries, cities, states and rivers.
NB !! Name the Element, not the place !! !!
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Last updated: August 6, 2020
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Element
Most densely populated continent
Europium
Europe
"The New World"
Americium
Americas
Native name for "The Land of the Rising Sun"
Nihonium
Japan (Nihon)
"The Hexagon"
Francium
France
"The Hexagon" in latin
Gallium
Gaul
"The Land of the Teutons"
Germanium
Germany
Biggest country in South Asia
Indium
India
Latin name for the biggest country
Ruthenium
Russia
(lat.Ruthenia)
Home country of Marie Curie
Polonium
Poland
Asian country in the EU
Copper
Cyprus
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Element
A state in the western US
Californium
California
A state in the southeastern US
Tennessine
Tennessee
Northern area in Europe
Scandium
Scandinavia
The capital of Russia
Moscovium
Moscow
Latin for the capital of France
Lutetium
Paris
(lat. Lutetia)
Latin for the capital of Denmark
Hafnium
Copenhagen
(lat. Hafnia)
Latin for the capital of Sweden
Holmium
Stockholm
(lat.Holmia)
Famous Californian University city
Berkelium
Berkeley
A Big city in the German state of Hessen
Darmstadtium
Darmstadt
The river of Cologne,
Düsseldorf, Rotterdam, Basel...
Rhenium
Rhine
3 Comments
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Level 50
Mar 25, 2021
Fun quiz, thanks. Yttrium, Ytterbium, Erbium and Terbium are named after the village Ytterby in Sweden.
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Level 54
Jun 8, 2024
what the above comment said and also dubnium and magnesium. i did not at all understand the hexagon clue
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Level 50
Aug 28, 2024
It can't give the answer outright, but the hints in "" seem to be nicknames for said place. Just look up the shape of said country to see what it means ;)