Elements are named after countries, not countries after elements ! Countries: francium, germanium, gallium, ruthenium, indium Regions: scandium, hassium, californium Continents: americium Also many towns.
Several countries have elements named after them, including francium (named after France), polonium (named after Poland), berkelium (named after Berkeley, California, where it was discovered), americium (named after America), and dubnium (named after Dubna, Russia, where it was synthesized).
8 main villages=5 countries named after the 5 elements of Water,Fire,Earth,Thunder,and Wind.
Americium and Europium are the elements named for large regions which include several countries.
americium, germanium, scandium, polonium
Francium - named after France. Germanium - named after Germany. Californium - named after California, USA.
Several countries do not have elements named after them, including Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. While many elements are named after places, scientists often choose names based on historical figures, minerals, or geographical features rather than directly referencing countries. Notably, elements like francium and polonium are named after France and Poland, respectively, but many nations remain unrepresented in the periodic table.
I can think of Germanium, Indium, Polonium, Francium, Americium and Nihonium.
Scandium is named after the entire Scandinavian peninsula which contains three countries (Norway, Sweden, and Finland). Thulium is named after the northernmost part of the world.
Many elements names are of Greek and Latin words. Some elements are name after where named after countries like France, German ect.
americium, francium, im not sure about the last one, hope i helped!
America: Americium, France: Francium, Poland: Polonium, and Germany: Germanium.