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.
Chemical elements that are named after places
Do you live in any of these locations?
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