What was the Latin name for Copenhagen that inspired the name of the element hafnium?
Hafnia
Copenium
Bohrium
Danium
Answer
Hafnium was named after the Latin name for Copenhagen, Hafnia. Niels Bohr predicted the existence of this new zirconium-like element, and it was discovered in Copenhagen.
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