Elements - name derivations Flashcards

1
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Actinium

A

Beam

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2
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Aluminium

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Alum

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3
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Americum

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America

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4
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Antimony

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Antimonium

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5
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Argon

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Inactive

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6
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Arsenic

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Yellow orpiment

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7
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Astatine

A

Unstable

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8
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Barium

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Heavy

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9
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Berkelium

A

University

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10
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Berylium

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Beryl

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11
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Bismuth

A

uncertain

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12
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Bohrium

A

Niels Bohr

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13
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Boron

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Arabic, Buraq

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14
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Bromine

A

Stench

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15
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Cadmium

A

Zinc ore

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16
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Caesium

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Silvery-white

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17
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Calcium

A

Lime

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18
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Californium

A

California

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19
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Carbon

A

Charcoal

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20
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Cerium

A

Asteroid Ceres

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21
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Chlorine

A

Greenigh-yellow

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22
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Chromium

A

Colour

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23
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Cobalt

A

Goblin

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24
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Copernicum

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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25
Copper
Cyprus
26
Curium
Pierre and Marie Curie
27
Darmsadtium
Darmstadt, Germany
28
Dubnium
Dubna, Russia
29
Dysprosium
Hard to get at
30
Einsteinium
Albert Einstein
31
Erbium
Ytterby, Sweden
32
Europium
Europe
33
Fermium
Enrico Fermi
34
Flevorium
Flerov lab, Dubna
35
Flourine
Flowing
36
Francium
France
37
Gadolium
Johan Gadolin
38
Gallium
Cock
39
Germanium
Germany
40
Gold
Colour Gold
41
Hafnium
Copenhagen
42
Hahnium
Otto Hahn
43
Hassium
Hasse, Germany
44
Helium
Sun
45
Holmium
Stockholm
46
Hydrogen
Water-producing
47
Indium
Indigo
48
Iodine
Voilet
49
Iridium
Rainbow (Iris)
50
Iron
Anglo-saxon
51
Krypton
Hidden
52
Lanthanum
Lie unseen
53
Lawrencium
Ernest Lawrence
54
Lead
Anglo-saxon
55
Lithium
Stone
56
Livermorium
Livermore, California
57
Lutetium
Paris
58
Magnesium
Magnesia
59
Manganese
Magnet
60
Meitnerium
Lise Meitner
61
Mendelevium
DI Menedelev
62
Mercury
Planet Mercury
63
Molybdenum
Lead
64
Muscovium
Moscow
65
Neodymium
New twin
66
Neon
New
67
Neptunium
Planet Neptune
68
Nickel
Copper demon
69
Niobium
Tantalus's daughter
70
Nitrogen
Nitre-forming
71
Nobelium
Nobel Institute, Sweden
72
Nohomium
Japan
73
Organesson
Yuri Organessian
74
Osmium
Smell
75
Oxygen
Acid-producing
76
Palladium
Asteroid Pallas
77
Phospherus
Light-bringer
78
Platinum
Silvery element
79
Plutonium
Planet Pluto
80
Polonium
Poland
81
Potassium
Potash
82
Praseodymium
Green twin
83
Promethium
Promethius
84
Protactinium
First actinium
85
Radium
Ray
86
Radon
Radium
87
Rhenium
Rhine
88
Rhodium
Rose
89
Roentgenium
William Roentgen
90
Rubidium
Dark red
91
Ruthenium
Russia
92
Rutherfordium
Ernest Rutherford
93
Samarium
Samarsite
94
Scandium
Scandanavia
95
Seaborgium
Glenn T Seaborg
96
Seleniun
Moon
97
Silicon
Hard stone
98
Silver
Colour silver
99
Sodium
Soda
100
Strontium
Stronium, Scotland
101
Sulphur
Sulpher
102
Tantalum
Tantalus
103
Technetium
Man-made
104
Tellerium
Earth
105
Tennessine
Oak Ridge and Vanderbilt labs, Tennessee
106
Terbium
Ytterby, Sweden
107
Thallium
Green shoot
108
Thorium
Thor
109
Thulium
Thule
110
Tin
Anglo-saxon
111
Titanium
Titans
112
Tungsten
Heavy Stone
113
Uranium
Planet Uranus
114
Vanadium
Norse Goddess
115
Xenon
Stranger
116
Ytterbium
Ytterby, Sweden
117
Yttrium
Ytterby, Sweden
118
Zinc
German
119
Zirconium
Golden