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Which chemical element was named to honor both Marie and Pierre Curie together, rather than a place?
Answer
Curium
Curium, discovered in 1944, was named jointly for Marie and Pierre Curie in recognition of their pioneering work on radioactivity, unlike Marie's own element polonium, which she named after her native Poland.
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Curium honors both Marie and Pierre Curie, but Marie's own element, polonium, was named after her birthplace Poland—not her.
Other options people guess
- Einsteinium
- Fermium
- Nobelium
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