Question

name the geographical elements on the basis of origin

Answer 1

Americium – America, the Americas

Berkelium – University of California at Berkeley

Californium – State of California and University of California at Berkeley

Copper - probably named for Cyprus

Darmstadtium – Darmstadt, Germany

Dubnium – Dubna, Russia

Erbium – Ytterby, a town in Sweden

Europium – Europe

Francium – France

Gallium – Gallia, Latin for France. Also named for Lecoq de Boisbaudran, the element's discoverer (Lecoq in Latin is gallus)

Germanium – Germany

Hafnium – Hafnia, Latin for Copenhagen

Hassium – Hesse, Germany

Holmium – Holmia, Latin for Stockholm

Lutetium – Lutecia, ancient name for Paris

Magnesium – Magnesia prefecture in Thessaly, Greece

Polonium – Poland

Rhenium – Rhenus, Latin for Rhine, a German province

Ruthenium – Ruthenia, Latin for Russia

Scandium – Scandia, Latin for Scandinavia

Strontium – Strontian, a town in Scotland

Terbium – Ytterby, Sweden

Thulium – Thule, a mythical island in the far north Scandinavia

Ytterbium – Ytterby, Sweden

Yttrium – Ytterby, Sweden