Sunday, October 16, 2011

How are Elements Named?

Nick klamka
Chemstry HW
response to NY Times Article

     When first discovered by scientists, atoms are reffered to by their atomic number (# of protons in the atom).  When given a name by thescientific comitee, they are generally named after famous scientists from the past.  For example, the element Einstienium was named after the famous scientist Albert Einstein.

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