• Question: which thing on the periodic table do you think has the weirdest - name?

    Asked by weirdboblet to Carol, Ellie, John, Philip, Rebecca on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Carol White

      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?!

    • Photo: John Welford

      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

    • Photo: Rebecca Lacey

      Rebecca Lacey answered on 28 Jun 2012:


      Yttrium! It is almost unpronouncable!

    • Photo: Philip Glasson

      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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