2 Question: which thing on the periodic table do you think has the weirdest - name? Keywords: element, periodic, table Asked by weirdboblet to Carol, Ellie, John, Philip, Rebecca on 28 Jun 2012.
Carol White answered on 28 Jun 2012:
I like Promethium!
It’s named after Prometheus from Greek mythology, who stole fire from the gods.. cheeky.
I haven’t seen the film yet, has it got anything to do with stealing fire or the element?!
John Welford answered on 28 Jun 2012:
I like Ununoctium!
Although this is just a temporary name so it may change in the future! Other possible names for it have been eka-emanation, eka-radon, ghiorsium and moskovium. Only 3 atoms of it have ever been detected!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununoctium
Rebecca Lacey answered on 28 Jun 2012:
Yttrium! It is almost unpronouncable!
Philip Glasson answered on 29 Jun 2012:
Oh come on !!!!
*************** Einsteinium!!!!!!!!! ******************
* Named after Albert Einstein himself * has the Atomic Number 99 !! * Is Man made! and * Discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb !!
weirdest – name? ……….Winner !!!! 😉
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