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Why did the element mercury get its name after a roman god?
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Why did the element mercury get its name after a roman god?
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The element mercury got it's name because the planet Mercury was the fastest planet as it moved around the Sun, it was named after the Roman messenger god Mercury. The roman messenger
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Mercury was also the god of travelers.
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