Table of Elements Flashcards
1
H
Hydrogen
(From Greek and French for “I beget water”)
2
He
Helium
(From Greek for “Sun”)
3
Li
Lithium
(From Greek meaning “Stone”)
4
Be
Beryllium
(Ref Beryl, pale precious stone)
5
B
Boron
(From Arabic for Buraq “Borox” - a type of salt compound)
6
C
Carbon
(From French for Charcoal)
7
N
Nitrogen
(From Greek and French for “I beget niter (Native soda)”
8
O
Oxygen
(From Greek and French for “I bring forth acid”)
9
F
Fluorine
(From Latin or “a flowing”)
10
Ne
Neon
(From Greek meaning “new”)
11
Na
Sodium
(Sodium from English meaning of Soda)
(Na is Natrium for natural soda)
12
Mg
Magnesium
(From Magnesia in Thessaly - discovered)
13
Al
Aluminium
(From Latin: Alum literally “bitter salt”)
14
Si
Silicon
(From Latin “Silex” for “Flint”)
15
P
Phosphorus
(From Greek via Latin for “Light-bearer”)
16
S
Sulfur
(From Latin “to burn”)
17
Cl
Chlorine
(From Greek “pale green”)
18
Ar
Argon
(From Greek literally “inactive/slow”)
19
K
Potassium
(From English for “pot ash”, K is Kalium - Latin for calcined ashes).
20
Ca
Calcium
(From Latin, Calx “lime”)
21
Sc
Scandium
(Named for Scandinavia)
22
Ti
Titanium
(From Greek “Titan”)
23
V
Vanadium
(From Old Norse, name for Freyja - because of multicoloured beauty)
24
Cr
Chromium
(From Greek for “colour”)
25
Mn
Manganese
(From Greek region Magnesia)
26
Fe
Iron
(From Old English for “Holy Metal”, Fe from Latin for Ferrum “Iron”)
27
Co
Cobalt
(From German for “Goblin” due to its poisonous and troublesome nature)
28
Ni
Nickel
(From Swedish “Kopparnickell” for copper-coloured ore)
29
Cu
Copper
(From Greek via Old English for “who/which is from Cyprus”
30
Zn
Zinc
(From German for “cornet” or prong, point)
31
Ga
Gallium
(From Latin for “Gaul” France due to the discoverers nativity)
32
Ge
Germanium
(From Latin for “Germany”)
33
As
Arsenic
(From Greek for “masculine” or “potent”)
34
Se
Selenium
(From Greek for “moon”)
35
Br
Bromine
(From Greek and French for “stench”)
36
Kr
Krypton
(From Greek for “hidden one” due to it’s colourless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous properties and its rarity)
37
Rb
Rubidium
(From Latin for “deepest red”)
38
Sr
Strontium
(From Scotch Gaelic due to its discovery location: “Strontian”)
39
Y
Yttrium
(From Swedish due to its discovery location: “Ytterby”)
40
Zr
Zirconium
(From Persian/Arabic for “gold-like”)
41
Nb
Niobium
(From Greek for “snowy”, named after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus)
42
Mo
Molybdenum
(From Greek for “lead” as it was confused with lead ore galena)
43
Tc
Technetium
(from Greek for “artificial” as it was the first artificially produced element)
44
Ru
Ruthenium
(From Latin for Kievan Rus)
45
Rh
Rhodium
(From Greek for “rose” due to its colour)
46
Pd
Palladium
(From Greek for “little maiden”)
47
Ag
Silver
(From Old English “seolfor”, Ag from Latin argentum)
48
Cd
Cadmium
(from Greek/Latin for “Earth” as classical element)
49
In
Indium
(From Greek/Latin indigo, derived from meaning “blue dye from India”)
50
Sn
Tin
(From Anglo-Saxon with small significance, Sn from Latin Stannum)
51
Sb
Antimony
(Possibly from French for “monk’s bane” as many eary alchemists were monks and Antimony is poisonous, Sb from Latin Stibium meaning “eyepaint”)
52
Te
Tellurium
(From Latin for “Earth”)
53
I
Iodine
(From Greek for “violet”)
54
Xe
Xenon
(From Greek for “foreigner” or “Stranger”)
55
Cs
Caesium
(From Latin for “blue-grey” or “sky blue”)
56
Ba
Barium
(From Greek for “heavy”)
57
La
Lanthanum
(From Greek for “I escape notice”)
58
Ce
Cerium
(From Latin for “grain, bread”)
59
Pr
Praseodymium
(From Greek for “green twin” because didymium separates into Pr and Nd)
60
Nd
Neodymium
(From Greek for “new twin”)
61
Pm
Promethium
(Named after Prometheus and Greek for “forethought”)
62
Sm
Samarium
63
Eu
Europium
64
Gd
Gadolinium
65
Tb
Terbium
66
Dy
Dysprosium
67
Ho
Holmium
68
Er
Erbium
69
Tm
Thulium
70
Yb
Ytterbium
71
Lu
Lutetium
72
Hf
Hafnium
73
Ta
Tantalum
74
W
Tungsten
75
Re
Rhenium
76
Os
Osmium
77
Ir
Iridium
78
Pt
Platinum
79
Au
Gold
80
Hg
Mercury
81
Tl
Thallium
82
Pb
Lead
83
Bi
Bismuth
84
Po
Polonium
85
At
Astatine
86
Rn
Radon
87
Fr
Francium
88
Ra
Radium
89
Ac
Actinium
90
Th
Thorium
91
Pa
Protactinium
92
U
Uranium
93
Np
Neptunium
94
Pu
Plutonium
95
Am
Americium
96
Cm
Curium
97
Bk
Berkelium
98
Cf
Californium
99
Es
Einsteinium
100
Fm
Fermium
101
Md
Mendelevium
102
No
Nobelium
103
Lr
Lawrencium
104
Rf
Rutherfordium
105
Db
Dubnium
106
Sg
Seaborgium
107
Bh
Bohrium
108
Hs
Hassium
109
Mt
Meitnerium
110
Ds
Darmstadtium
111
Rg
Roentgenium
112
Cn
Copernicium
113
Nh
Nihonium
114
Fl
Flerovium
115
Mc
Moscovium
116
Lv
Livermorium
117
Ts
Tennessine
118
Og
Oganesson
