See Also
See Again
Chemical elements that are named after places
Do you live in any of these locations?
© Shutterstock
You’ve probably heard someone tell you that the world around us is made up of atoms. While they’re not wrong, there is a lot more to the story than you might think. The periodic table, which arranges all the elements (radioactive or otherwise) according to their structure, contains 118 chemical elements. These are the building blocks of our world. But did you know that some of the elements are named after places? Click through the following gallery to see what they are.
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
LIFESTYLE
Supplements
28/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Volcanoes
28/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Veterans
28/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Ranking
28/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Misconceptions
28/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Conflict
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Science
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Safety
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Finance
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Curiosities
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Work
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Work
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Us politics
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Commute
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Reading
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Star signs
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Society
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Plants
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Monarch
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Trauma
27/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Tech
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Politics
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Sports
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Gift giving
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Theme park
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Flying
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Culture
26/06/24
LIFESTYLE
History
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
White house
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Psychology
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Transport
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Food
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Warfare
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Summer fun
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Halloween
25/06/24
LIFESTYLE
Insomnia
25/06/24
MOST READ
- Last Hour
- Last Day
- Last Week