Question

part two directions: each question below gives you a bit of information about an elements name. use this information to predict the name of the element it relates to. you may look through the periodic table as a reference. 7. the latin name for russia is ruthenia. which element do you think was named for russia? 8. lutetia is the latin word for paris. which element do you think was named in honor of paris? 9. holmia is the latin word for the swedish city of stockholm. which element is named for this city? 10. which element is named for alfred nobel, the scientist who established the nobel prizes? 11. lise meitner was an austrian - swedish physicist who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics and helped to lead a group of scientists who first discovered nuclear fission of uranium. which element was named after her? 12. nicolaus copernicus was a polish scientist and astronomer who proposed that the earth and other planets circle the sun. which element is named in honor of copernicus? 13. selene is the greek word for moon. which element was named for the moon? 14. tellus is the latin word for earth. which element was named for earth? 15. which element comes from the german word zinke? 16. neos didymos is the greek phrase for new twin. which element got its name this way? 17. prometheus is a character that stole fire from the gods in greek mythology. which element is named for prometheus? 18. the greek word dysprositos means “difficult to get”. which element was named because it was extremely difficult to isolate? 19. the latin word carbo means coal or charcoal. which element would you predict makes up coal and charcoal?

Explanation:

Each question provides etymological information about an element's name. By associating the given Latin, Greek, or other - language origin or namesake with the known elements, we can determine the correct element. For example, Ruthenium is named after Ruthenia (Latin for Russia), Lutetium after Lutetia (Latin for Paris), etc.

Answer:

1. Ruthenium
2. Lutetium
3. Holmium
4. Nobelium
5. Meitnerium
6. Copernicium
7. Selenium
8. Tellurium
9. Zinc
10. Neodymium
11. Promethium
12. Dysprosium
13. Carbon