Francium was one, named in honor of France. There is also Polonium, named after Poland but that is Eastern Europe. Gallium uses old Latin term for France. and remember Iron Man used to have FE on his breastplate. so much for Chemistry. Gallium is the operating fluid in the Reaumur thermometer. it has a negative modulus of elasticity, very rare in minerals.l
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The element Francium is named after France, a country in Western Europe. Francium is a highly reactive alkali metal with atomic number 87.
Francium is an element named for France in Western Europe.
An example is francium (Fr).
Francium was named after France, a country in Western Europe, by French scientists Marguerite Perey and Marie Curie in 1939.
Americium is an element named for the Americas in the western hemisphere. It was named in reference to the continent where it was first synthesized.
Europium is named after the CONTINENT of Europe