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The name is derived from the Greek ‘hydro genes’, meaning water forming. Hydrogen. From the Greek ‘lithos’ meaning stone. Lithium. The name is derived from the English soda and the chemical symbol comes from the Latin 'natrium', which means the same. Sodium.
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The name is derived from the Greek ‘hydro genes’, meaning water forming.
The name is derived from the English soda and the chemical symbol comes from the Latin 'natrium', which means the same.
The name is derived from the English potash (from which it was first isolated), and the chemical symbol comes from the Latin kalium, ‘potash’.
The name comes from 'beryllos', the Greek for the semi-precious stone beryl.
The element is named after Magnesia, a district of Thessaly in Greece, where it was first found.
The element is named after the town of Strontian in Scotland, where its ore was first found.
The name is derived from the Arabic 'buraq', borax, its principal ore.
The name is derived from 'Gallia', the Latin name for France.
The element is named after indigo, which is the colour of the brightest line in its spectrum.
The name is derived from the Greek ‘thallos’, meaning green shoot.
The name is derived from the Latin ‘silicus’, meaning flint.
The name is derived from 'Germania', the Latin name for Germany .
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon. The chemical symbol comes from the Latin ‘stannum’, related to the word ‘stagnum’ (dripping), because it melts easily.
The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon ‘laedan’. The chemical symbol comes from the Latin ‘plumbum’.
The name is derived from the Greek ‘nitron genes’, meaning nitre forming : nitre is potassium nitrate, commonly known as saltpetre.
The name is derived from the Greek ‘phosphoros’, meaning bringer of light, because it glows in the dark.