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Lovinit | 11:31 Mon 05th Feb 2007 | Science
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Can anyone tell me which chemical element is named after Copenhagan?
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Hafnium

(Latin Hafnia for "Copenhagen")
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found it on search engine, but thanks for answering :)
There are two others which are also named after European capital cities.
That's done it Gef. I'll be up all night now!
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Lutetium is named after Paris. This i do know
Holmium - Stockholm
Well done folks.
And Strontium, named after a village called Strontian in Scotland, where it was discovered
What about Ytterby - that's got four !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby

Erbium
Terbium
Ytterbium
Yttrium

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