A number
of the chemical elements have symbols that do not seem to correspond to
their name. These elements have symbols that refer to their old element
names. The list below gives the element name, symbol, old name & name
source for these oddly symboled elements.
Element
Name |
Element
Symbol |
Old
Name |
Name
Source |
Silver |
Ag |
Argentum |
Latin |
Gold |
Au |
Aurum |
Latin;
meaning "shining dawn" |
Copper |
Cu |
Cuprum |
Latin;
meaning "Cyprus" |
Iron |
Fe |
Ferrum |
Latin |
Mercury |
Hg |
Hydrargyrum |
Latin;
meaning "liquid silver" |
Potassium |
K |
Kalium |
Latin;
meaning "alkali" |
Sodium |
Na |
Natrium |
Latin |
Lead |
Pb |
Plumbum |
Latin |
Antimony |
Sb |
Stibium |
Latin |
Tin |
Sn |
Stannum |
Latin |
Tungsten |
W |
Wolfram |
named
for mineral wolframite |
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