Ten Tough Guys -Learn this list of elements and their names.
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Sb Cu Au Fe Pb Hg K Ag Sn W Na sodium | Antimony Copper Gold Iron Lead Mercury Potassium Silver Tin Tungsten |
Sb- From the Greek words 'anti' and 'monos' meaning "opposed to solitude".
Cu - From the Latin word 'cyprium', after the island of Cyprus. Au - From the Latin word 'aurum' meaning gold. Fe - From the Latin word 'ferrum' meaning iron. Pb - From the Latin word 'plumbum' meaning lead .Hg - From the Greek word 'hydrargyros' meaning 'water' and 'silver'. K - From the Medieval Latin word 'kalium' meaning potash (pot ashes). Ag - From the Latin word 'argentum' meaning silver. Sn - From the Latin word 'stannum' meaning tin W - From the German word 'Wolfram'. Ancient alchemists called the metal "spuma lupi," the Latin words for 'wolf foam' which was translated to the word "wolframite" in allusion to the objectionable scum or substance formed during the smelting of tin ores containing tungsten. |
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