How The Elements Got Their Names

How The Elements Got Their Names


From hydrogen to ununoctium, all of the elements have names, some more crazy than other. But where did they come from?

This video explains how every tile in the big ol’ periodic table contains a story — often times relating to a particularly interesting experiment or person, but sometimes because of colours, locations or chemical properties. Regardless, there’s a lot to learn from this fun little video. [YouTube]


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