Remember all that time you spent memorizing the Periodic Table in chemistry class?
You’re not done yet, thanks to the four new elements that have been named and placed and — oddly enough — generally named for places.
According to New Scientist:
The [International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry] limits choices for elements names to mythological characters, minerals, places, properties of the element, or scientists – ruling out public calls to name an element after heavy-metal band Motörhead frontman Lemmy, who died earlier this year.
Discover which areas will potentially receive the honor after a period of public review.
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