Elemental Limericks, Part 11

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Mendelevium’s named for the man
Who ensured that the table began.
He corrected his friends
When he noticed some trends
In the elements. Call me a fan.

Nobelium’s named for Nobel,
The dynamite maker as well
As the donor whose prize
Helps the world recognize
Feats in science (his patents did sell).

Lawrencium’s never been seen
With the naked eye or a machine,
But with patterns applied
To the last actinide,
We’ve predicted a silvery sheen.

Rutherfordium’s fourth in group 4.
It was noticed within the Cold War
By teams U.S. and Russian,
Which sparked a discussion
Of who had produced it before.

I used to see dubnium dubbed
As “hahnium,” which has been scrubbed.
Quite a few other terms
In the so-called Transferm-
Ium Wars were proposed but then snubbed.

Seaborgium’s certainly fleeting,
Its isotopes self-half-deleting
In ten minutes at most,
So I think you’d be toast
If you thought it a good thing for eating.

But bohrium puts it to shame
In the verified vanishing game,
With a half-life of two
Point four minutes or few-
Er, tho one longer version is claimed.

Now, hassium’s named for a state
In Germany, Hassia, late-
Ly called Hesse, for that’s
Where the lab team was at—
A tradition their leader did hate.

Meitnerium’s barely confirmed.
It’s named for a dead female Germ-
An who helped to find fission
And more in addition.
Her honor, I’m sure, has been earned.

Darmstadtium’s number one-ten,
Too recent, apparently, when
My edition of Word
Was updated. Absurd!
It was named in ‘aught-three, coding men!