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Element History
elements from the periodic table and its history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Iron, Fe | Ferrum, Iren Old English |
| Calcium, Ca | Calx or lime |
| Scandium, Sc | from scandinavia |
| Titanium, Ti | from titans the superman of Greece |
| Vanadium, V | Goddess of Beauty, Vandis |
| Chromium, Cr | Color, Chrome |
| Manganese, Mn | Magnes or Magnet |
| Colbalt, Co | evil spirit (kobold) |
| Nickel, N | false copper, kupfernickel |
| Copper, Cu | Cuprum, ancient city of cyprus |
| Zinc, Zn | from Zin, german fortin |
| Gallium, Ga | old name for France |
| Germanilum, Ge | after Germany |
| Arsenic, As | male |
| Selenium, Se | Selene, the moon |
| Bromine, Br | Bromos=stench |
| Krypton,K | from Kryptos, hidden |
| Rubidudm, Rb | from rubidus, Red |
| Strontium,Sr | from strontian, scotland |
| Yttrium, y | from town of ytterby, sweeden |
| Zirconium,Zr | from zirconm cubic zirconium |
| Niobium, Nb | from Niobe, Greek myth daughter of Tantalus |
| Molybdenum,Mo | from lead |
| Technetium, Tc | from technology or artificol |
| Ruthenium, Ru | from russia |
| Rhodium, Rh | Rose Colored |
| Palladium, Pd | from asteroid pallas |
| Silver, Ag | from latin argentum |
| Cadmium, Cd | from Kadmia, earth |
| Indium, In | from indigo blue spectrum |
| Tin, Sn | from stannum, old english for tin |
| Antimony, Sb | opposed to solitude, likes to bond |
| tellurium, Te | from tellus the earth |
| Iodine, I | Idoes, violet |
| Xeron, Xe | from xeros or stranger (Camera and stob flash) |
| Cesium, Cs | from caesius or sky blue |
| Barium, ba | from Barys, heavy or dense |
| Lanthanum, La | to lie hidden |
| Ceriun, Ce | after asteroid ceres |
| Praseodymium, pr | green twin |
| Neodymium, Nd | new twin |
| Promethium, Pm | after prometheus atomic battery, not found in natarc |
| Samarium, Sm | after samarsk, mineral named after russian mine offical |
| Europium, Eu | for europe |
| Gadolium, Gd | after finish chemist |
| Terbium, Tb | after the city in Sweden, ytterby |
| dysprosium, dy | hard to get at |
| Hydrogen, H | water forming, |
| Helium, He | Helios 1st found on sun |
| Lithium, Li | lithos, stone |
| Beryllium, be | from mineral Beryl |
| Boron, B | from Borax ant killer |
| Carbon, C | organic carbo coal, diamond, graphite |
| nitrogen, n | from nitron + gen 78 % |
| Oxygen, o | acid forming 21% |
| Fluorine, F | to flow |
| Neon, Ne | new, neos |
| Sodium, Na | from latin, natrium soda |
| magnesium, mg | ancient city in asia minor |
| aluminum, al | alum, alumen |
| Silcon, si | from flint, silex |
| Phosphorus, p | lightbearer |
| Sulfur,S | brimstone |
| Chlorine, Cl | chloros, greenish yellow gas |
| Argon, Ar | inactive gas |
| Potassium, K | Kallium, potash |
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