List of places used in the names of chemical elements - wikipedia List of places used in the names of chemical elements Part of a series on the Periodic table Periodic table forms 18 - column large cells 32 - column ( large cells ) Alternative forms Chemical Galaxy Janet 's left step Beyond period 7 Fricke large cells Pyykkö Periodic table history Dmitri Mendeleev predictions Discovery of elements Naming & etymology for places for scientists controversies ( in East Asia ) Systematic element names Sets of elements By periodic table structure Groups ( 1 -- 18 ) 1 ( alkali metals ) 2 ( alkaline earth metals ) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ( pnictogens ) 16 ( chalcogens ) 17 ( halogens ) 18 ( noble gases ) Periods ( 1 -- 7... ) 5 6 7 8 + Aufbau Fricke Pyykkö Blocks ( s, p, d, f,... ) Atomic orbitals Aufbau principle By metallic classification Metals alkali alkaline earth transition post-transition lanthanide actinide ( super - / eka - super - ) Metalloids dividing metals & nonmetals Nonmetals polyatomic diatomic monatomic ( noble gas ) By other characteristics Coinage metals Platinum - group metals Precious metals Refractory metals Heavy metals Light metals Native metals Noble metals Main - group elements Rare - earth elements Transuranium, transplutonium elements Major, minor & trans - actinides Elements List of chemical elements... by abundance ( in human body ) by atomic properties by isotope stability by annual production by symbol Properties of elements Atomic weight Crystal structure Electron affinity configuration Electronegativity ( ( Allen ) ) ( ( Pauling ) ) Goldschmidt classification Nutrition Valence Data pages for elements Abundance Atomic radius Boiling point Critical point Density Elasticity Electrical resistivity Electron affinity / configuration Electronegativity Hardness Heat capacity / of fusion / of vaporization Ionization energy Melting point Oxidation state Speed of sound Thermal conductivity / expansion coefficient Vapor pressure Book Category Chemistry Portal 40 of the 118 chemical elements have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the Earth and the other 8 have names connected to bodies in the Solar System. The first tables below list the terrestrial locations ( excluding the entire Earth itself, taken as a whole ) and the last table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after. Contents 1 Terrestrial locations 2 Terrestrial locations ( Indirect connotation ) 3 Astronomical objects 4 See also 5 References Terrestrial locations Map all coordinates using OSM Map all coordinates using Google Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GPX Map all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF Location Element Symbol Z Coordinates Europe Europium Eu 63 Magnesia, a district in Greece Magnesium Mg 12 39 ° 25 ′ N 22 ° 50 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.417 ° N 22.833 ° E ﻿ / 39.417 ; 22.833 ﻿ ( Magnesia ) Manganese Mn 25 Cyprus Copper Cu 29 France ( ancient name Gaul ) Francium Fr 87 Gallium Ga 31 Lutecia, Latin name for Paris Lutetium Lu 71 48 ° 51 ′ N 2 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.85 ° N 2.35 ° E ﻿ / 48.85 ; 2.35 ﻿ ( Lutecia ( Paris ) ) Germany Germanium Ge 32 Hesse, a state in Germany Hassium Hs 108 Darmstadt, a city in Germany Darmstadtium Ds 110 49 ° 50 ′ N 8 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 49.833 ° N 8.567 ° E ﻿ / 49.833 ; 8.567 ﻿ ( Darmstadt ) River Rhine Rhenium Re 75 Strontian, a village in Scotland Strontium Sr 38 56 ° 41 ′ N 5 ° 34 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 56.683 ° N 5.567 ° W ﻿ / 56.683 ; - 5.567 ﻿ ( Strontium ) Scandinavia Scandium Sc 21 Hafnia, Latin name for Copenhagen Hafnium Hf 72 55 ° 41 ′ N 12 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 55.683 ° N 12.567 ° E ﻿ / 55.683 ; 12.567 ﻿ ( Hafnia ) Thule ( probably Iceland ) Thulium Tm 69 Holmia, Latin name for Stockholm Holmium Ho 67 59 ° 20 ′ N 18 ° 47 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 59.333 ° N 18.783 ° E ﻿ / 59.333 ; 18.783 ﻿ ( Holmia ( Stockholm ) ) Ytterby, a village in Sweden Yttrium Y 39 59 ° 25 ′ 35 '' N 18 ° 21 ′ 13 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 59.42639 ° N 18.35361 ° E ﻿ / 59.42639 ; 18.35361 ﻿ ( Ytterby ) Terbium Tb 65 Erbium Er 68 Ytterbium Yb 70 Poland Polonium Po 84 Ruthenia, Latin name for Russia Ruthenium Ru 44 Moscow Oblast, Russia Moscovium Mc 115 55 ° 42 ′ N 36 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 55.700 ° N 36.967 ° E ﻿ / 55.700 ; 36.967 Dubna, a town in Russia Dubnium Db 105 56 ° 44 ′ N 37 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 56.733 ° N 37.167 ° E ﻿ / 56.733 ; 37.167 ﻿ ( Dubna ) Americas ( some sources say the United States specifically ) Americium Am 95 California, a state in the United States Californium Cf 98 Berkeley, California, a city in the United States Berkelium Bk 97 37 ° 52 ′ N 122 ° 16 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.867 ° N 122.267 ° W ﻿ / 37.867 ; - 122.267 ﻿ ( Berkeley, California ) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the United States Livermorium Lv 116 37 ° 41 ′ N 121 ° 43 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.683 ° N 121.717 ° W ﻿ / 37.683 ; - 121.717 ﻿ ( Livermore ) Tennessee, a state in the United States Tennessine Ts 117 Japan ( Nihon 日本 ) Nihonium Nh 113 Terrestrial locations ( Indirect connotation ) Location Element Symbol Z Coordinates Belur, India Beryllium Be 13 ° 9 ′ 46.44 '' N 75 ° 51 ′ 25.56 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 13.1629000 ° N 75.8571000 ° E ﻿ / 13.1629000 ; 75.8571000 ﻿ ( Belur ) Astronomical objects 40 elements have names connected to places, with 31 found around the world ( not counting the planet as a whole ), and 9 among bodies in the Solar System. Countries with elements named for them are colored in, as with US states having this honor. Other locations are indicated with lines if smaller, or are enclosed if larger. Inset at the bottom is a diagram of outer space. The Sun, Moon and half of the planets along with two asteroids and Pluto are the 9 with connections to element names. The other half of the planets ( Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn ) do not have any connection. The connection to Mercury is an indirect one. The connection with beryllium to India is likewise indirect. ( Inset graphic is adapted from the Pioneer plaque. ) Astronomical object Element Symbol Z 1 ! Sun Helium He 2 ! Mercury * Mercury * Hg 80 4 ! Moon Selenium Se 34 6 ! Pallas ( asteroid ) Palladium Pd 46 3 ! Earth Tellurium Te 52 5 ! Ceres ( dwarf planet ) Cerium Ce 58 7 ! Uranus Uranium U 92 8 ! Neptune Neptunium Np 93 9 ! Pluto ( dwarf planet ) Plutonium Pu 94 * - The element mercury was named directly for the deity, with only indirect naming connection to the planet ( see etymology of mercury ). See also List of people whose names are used in chemical element names List of chemical element name etymologies References Jump up ^ Page of Kevin A. Boudreaux and Angelo State university Jump up ^ ( 1 ) - `` The element was named after the United States of America. '' Jump up ^ ( 2 ) - `` Four other countries have elements named after them : francium for France, germanium for Germany, polonium for Poland, and americium for the United States. '' Jump up ^ ( 3 ) - `` Americium ( 95 Am ) : Named for ( the United States of ) America, the land where the element was discovered during the course of the Manhattan Project, the US - led World War II programme that would develop the first atomic bomb. '' Jump up ^ ( 4 ) - `` The element is named after America, especially the United States of America. '' Jump up ^ Olivelle, Patrick ( 2006 ), Between the Empires, Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE, page 463, Oxford University Press. Periodic table Periodic table forms Standard 18 - column 18 - column, large cells 32 - column, large cells Alternative Alternatives Chemical Galaxy Janet 's left step table Extended Extension beyond the 7th period Fricke model large cells Pyykkö model Sets of elements By periodic table structure Groups 1 ( Alkali metals ) 2 ( Alkaline earth metals ) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ( Pnictogens ) 16 ( Chalcogens ) 17 ( Halogens ) 18 ( Noble gases ) Periods 5 6 7 8 + Aufbau Fricke Pyykkö Blocks s - block p - block d - block f - block g - block Aufbau principle By metallicity Metals Alkali metals Alkaline earth metals Lanthanides Actinides Superactinides Eka - superactinides Transition metals Post-transition metals Metalloids Lists of metalloids by source Dividing line Nonmetals Polyatomic nonmetals Diatomic nonmetals Noble gases Other sets Nutritional elements Platinum - group metals ( PGM ) Rare - earth elements Refractory metals Precious metals Coinage metals Noble metal Heavy metals Native metals Transuranium elements Transactinide elements Major actinides Minor actinides Elements Lists By : Abundance ( in humans ) Atomic properties Nuclear stability Production Symbol Properties Atomic weight Crystal structure Electron affinity Electron configuration Electronegativity Allen Pauling Goldschmidt classification Maximum valence Data pages Abundance Atomic radius Boiling point Critical point Density Elasticity Electrical resistivity Electron affinity Electron configuration Electronegativity Hardness Heat capacity Heat of fusion Heat of vaporization Ionization energy Melting point Oxidation state Speed of sound Thermal conductivity Thermal expansion coefficient Vapor pressure History Element discoveries Mendeleev 's predictions Naming Etymology controversies places scientists in East Asia See also IUPAC nomenclature systematic element name Trivial name Dmitri Mendeleev Book Category Chemistry Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_places_used_in_the_names_of_chemical_elements&oldid=792820489 '' Categories : Naming of chemical elements History of science Lists of chemical elements Periodic table Hidden categories : Lists of coordinates Geographic coordinate lists Articles with Geo Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Galego Bahasa Indonesia Basa Jawa 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 July 2017, at 22 : 17. 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Question: on the periodic table what is the only real element named after a us state
Answer: Californium