A New Periodic Table

by Q. William Bacon

 

CHEMICAL ELEMENT NAME CHANGES THAT STRIKE BACK AT WESTERN HEGEMONY OVER THE PERIODIC TABLE (AND THE IMPLIED WESTERN OWNERSHIP OF THE ELEMENTS THEMSELVES)

Germanium -> Jordanium

Niobium -> Nairobium

Europium -> Yorubium

Selenium -> Serengetium

Mandelevium -> Mandelavium

Erbium -> Urduum

Cadmium -> Chadmium

Tungsten -> !Kungsten

Hydrogen -> Hyderabadrogen

Oxygen -> Oaxacxygen

Protactinium -> Palestinium

Indium -> NativeAmericium

Polonium -> Postcolonium

Tin -> Zinn