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How many chemical elements were named after Ytterby, a single mining village in Sweden — more than any other place on Earth?
Answer
Four
Yttrium, terbium, erbium, and ytterbium were all named after Ytterby, Sweden, where rare-earth-bearing minerals were discovered in a local quarry in the late 18th century.
💡 Did you know?
Ytterby, a Swedish village, inspired four element names (yttrium, terbium, erbium, ytterbium) from one quarry's minerals—no place is more prolific.
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- chemistry
- elements
- periodic-table
- sweden
- etymology
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