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Many elements are named after famous scientists. The scientist’s last name is used along

with the ending “ium”. Write the element after each scientist given.

Albert Einstein:

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Pierre and Marie Curie:

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Enrico Fermi:

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Alfred Nobel:

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Dmitri Mendeleyev:

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Ernest Lawrence:

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Other interesting element names:

What element has the same name as one of our coins?

The element with the same name as the fictional planet from which Superman came.

The element named after Thor, the Scandinavian god of war.

Element Symbols:

An element symbol is an abbreviation for the name of an element. A symbol can have one

or two letters. The first letter of a symbol is always capitalized. The second letter (if there

is one) is never capitalized. Symbols for the naming of elements are part of an

international language. Chemists all over the world use the same symbols.

Complete the following table by filling in the missing word or symbol.

Element

Symbol

Element

Symbol

Carbon

Chlorine

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Sulfur

Iodine

Iron

Lead

Mercury

Phosphorus

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