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    What chemical element is also a state of the United States?

    Question #66613. Asked by cherryontop416. (Jun 05 06 9:57 PM)


    elburcher

    		Californium

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

    Jun 05 06, 10:03 PM
    UT-7

    		Californium - the atomic number is 98 and the chemical symbol is Cf. The name derives from the state and the university of California, where the element was first synthesized.

    Jun 06 06, 12:34 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Here is a nice list of Chemical Elements named after places...

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

    Jun 06 06, 7:50 AM

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