What is the origin of the names of chemical elements?

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Problem description:

For example: Titanium was created by Titan (the god )

Indium is taken in memory of Einstein

Europium is European

Promethium is Prometheus

Medium is Mendeleev

Can any friend tell me the names of all elements? The origin of? Thank you

Analysis:

1. Hydrogen, H (Hydrogenium, [En]Hydrogen), the element that forms water , composed of the Greek Ydor (meaning

water, which evolved into Latin Hydra) and Gennao (I produced).

2. Helium, He (Helium), this is an element found in the solar spectrum, so it is named after the Greek Helios (sun)

Name.

3. Lithium (Lithium) is named after it is found in leaf stones. Lithos in Greek means stone.

4. Be (Beryllium), named after its discovery in emerald (Beryl).

5. Boron, B (Borum, [En]Boron), is named after borax. The Latin for borax is Boron because it can be melted

Molten metal, *** Boron means welding.

6. Carbon, C (Carboneum, [En]Carbon), has been discovered in ancient times and is named after Carbon.

7. Nitrogen, N (Nitrogenium, [En]Nitrogen), the element that forms saltpeter, comes from the Greek Nitron (meaning

Si is saltpeter, which evolved into Latin and is named Nitre). The suffix -gen is as shown in hydrogen (1).

8. Oxygen, O (Oxygenium, [En]Oxygen), the element that forms acid, Greek Oxys (acid), suffix -gen

See hydrogen(1).

9. Fluorine, F (Fluorum, [En]Fluorine), named after fluorite (Latin Fluor, originally meaning flux), chemical

The chemical composition is calcium fluoride.

10. Neon, Ne (Neon), comes from the Greek Neon (new).

11. Sodium, Na (Natrium), English as Sodium, is produced by electrolytic soda (Soda, chemical composition is sodium carbonate)

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got its name. The Latin word Natrium also means soda.

12. Magnesium, Mg (Magnesium), is named after the bitter soil (Magnesia, a place rich in bitter soil in Greece).

13. Aluminum, Al (Aluminium), is named after alum (Latin Alumen, the original meaning is alum with astringent properties), chemical

Its chemical composition is potassium aluminum sulfate.

14. Silicon, Si (Silicium, [En]Silicon), is named after quartz glass (Silex).

15. Phosphorus, P (Phosphorus), is named because it emits cold light. It is derived from the Greek words Phos (light) and Phoros (bring)

Composition.

16. Sulfur, S (Sulfur), has been discovered in ancient times and is named after the yellow color of its crystals (Sanskrit Sulvere, meaning

Bright yellow).

17. Chlorine, Cl (Chlorum, [En]Chlorine), named after the green color of chlorine gas, Greek Chloros

It means green.

18. Argon, Ar (Argon), comes from the Greek Argon (lazy).

19. Potassium, K (Kalium), Potassium in English, because of electrolytic ash alkali (Potash, the chemical composition is potassium carbonate)

) is named after it. The Latin word Kalium also means wood ash alkali.

20. Calcium, Ca (Calcium), is named after lime (Calx).

21. Scandium, Sc (Scandium), because its discoverer was a Swede, in memory of his motherland (Scandinavia, Sri Lanka)

It was named after Scandinavia).

22. Titanium, Ti (Titanium), is named after the Greek mythological character Titan.

23. Vanadium, V (Vanadium), is named after the Nordic goddess Vanadis.

24. Chromium, Cr (Chromium), is named after its compound with various colors. The Greek word Chroma means "beauty"

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Beautiful color".

25. Manganese, Mn (Manganum, [En]Manganese), because the mineral is produced in Manganesia (located in Turkey)

and got its name.

26. Iron, Fe (Ferrum), has been discovered in ancient times. It is Iron (evolved from Iren) in English and Eisen in German

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.

27. Cobalt, Co (Cobaltum, [En]Cobalt), means "underground devil" (German Kabalt), because it can

Turns the glass blue.

28. Nickel, Ni (Niccolum, [En]Nickel), means "deceitful little devil" (Nickle in German), because

It has the same properties as cobalt (27), which can turn glass green.

29. Copper, Cu (Cuprum, [En]Copper), has been discovered in ancient times because it was first discovered from Cyprus Island (Aes

Cyprium) got its name from the metal.

30. Zinc, Zn (Zincum, [En]Zinc), has been discovered in ancient times. The origin of the name is not clear yet. It may come from Germany

Zinke (spike or jagged thing).

31. Gallium, Ga (Gallium), because its discoverer was a Frenchman, in memory of his motherland (Gallo, Gaul, France)

got its name from the ancient name).

32. Germanium, Ge (Germanium), because its discoverer was a German, in memory of his motherland (German, German

, usually refers to Germany).

33. Arsenic, As (Arsenicum, [En]Arsenic), Greek is Arsenikon. Regarding its etymology, one

statement comes from Arsen (Arsen, meaning strong), because arsenic (arsenic oxide) is a potent poison; another

This statement evolved from the Persian Az-Zarnikh (orpiment, Az is the feminine article, Zar means gold).

34. Selenium, Se (Selenium), means the element of the moon (Selene, the moon goddess in Greek mythology).

35. Bromine, Br (Bromum, [En]Bromine), is named after its odor characteristics. The Greek Bromos means evil

Smelly.

36. Krypton, Kr (Krypton), comes from the Greek Krypton (hidden).

37. Rubidium, Rb (Rubidium), is named after its spectrum is red (Rubidus, Latin for crimson).

38. Strontium, Sr (Strontium), it is said that this element comes from the Strontian lead mine in Scotland, so it is named S

trontia (strontium soil).

39. Yttrium, Y (Yttrium), is named after the yttrium soil originates from Ytterby, Sweden.

40. Zirconium, Zr (Zirconium), named after zirconium ore (Zircon), *** means cinnabar, Persian means

It's gold.

41. Niobium, Nb (Niobium), formerly known as Cb (Columbium, columbium), because it was first discovered in columbium ore in North America

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element, named after Columbus. Later, tantalum (73) was isolated from columbium ore, and the element was actually obtained, so it was named after Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus.

42. Molybdenum, Mo (Molybdaenum, [En]Molybdenum), its sulfide is a black mineral like graphite,

It is commonly known as Molybdon in German, hence the name.

43. Technetium, Tc (Techium), it is an artificial element, so the Greek Techos (artificial manufacturing) is used.

44. Ru(Ruthenium), because its discoverers were two Russian chemists, in memory of their motherland (Russi

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a, Russia).

45. Rh (Rhodium) is named after the rose-red color of its compound. Rodon in Greek means rose

.

46. Palladium, Pd (Palladium), is named in commemoration of the recently discovered warrior star Pallas.

47. Silver, Ag (Argentum), has been discovered in ancient times and comes from the Greek Argyros (the prefix Argos means light)

From luster or white), English is Silver.

48. Cadmium, Cd (Cadmium), is named after the hydrozinc mineral Calamine, and the Greek word is Cadmein (possibly after the Greek god

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Named after the character Cadmus).

49. Indium (Indium) is named after its spectrum is indigo.

50. Tin, Sn (Stannum), has been discovered in ancient times. Its original meaning is hard, because when copper is mixed with tin, it will become stronger

Hard bronze, Tin in English.

51. Antimony, Sb (Stibium), has been discovered in ancient times. It is called Antimony in English, and the prefix Anti- means opposition.

The suffix of the word is derived from Monk. Legend has it that stibnite can cure leprosy, a common disease among monks, but many monks

After taking it, their condition worsens. It deteriorated, so it was considered a guest star of the monks.

52. Tellurium, Te (Tellurium), is called the earth’s element (Tel

lus, the earth goddess Terras in Roman mythology).

53. Iodine, I (Iodum, [En]Iodine), is named after the purple color of iodine. The Greek word Iodhs means purple

.

54. Xenon, Xe (Xenon), comes from the Greek Xenon (strange).

55. Cesium, Cs (Cesium), is named after its spectrum is blue (Caesius, Latin sky blue).

56. Barium, Ba (Barium), comes from barite (Baryta), because the ore is produced in Bologna, Italy (Bo

logna).

57. Lanthanum, La (Lanthanum), is named because it is hidden in rare earths. The Greek Lanthanein means hidden

.

58. Cerium, Ce (Cerium), in commemoration of the first newly discovered asteroid Ceres (the goddess of cereals in Roman mythology)

Named after its discovery.

59. Praseodymium, Pr (Praseodymium), comes from Praseodymia (Praseodymia), which is derived from the Greek Pratos (green)

It is composed of Didymos (twins), which means green twins.

60. Neodymium, Nd (Neodymium), comes from neodymia (Neodymia), meaning new twins, see neon (10) and praseodymium

(59).

61. Promethium, Pm (Promethium), is named after the Greek mythological figure Prometheus.

62. Samarium, Sm (Samrium), named after Samaria, is a Russian mineralogist В. Е. Сама

Discovered by рский (V. E. Samarskii).

63. Europium, Eu (Europium), is used to commemorate Europe (Europa).

64. Gadolinium, Gd (Gadolinium), is named after Gadoina, in memory of the Finnish chemist J.

Gadolin, who discovered the first rare earth element yttrium (39).

65. Terbium, Tb (Terbium), named after Ytterby in Sweden, see Yttrium (39).

66. Dysprosium, Dy (Dysprosium), is named after the Greek word Dysprositos, which means difficult to obtain.

67. Ho (Holmium), because its discoverer was a Swede, in memory of his hometown Stockholm (Stockho)

lm).

68. Erbium, Er (Erbium), named after Ytterby in Sweden, see Yttrium (39).

69. Thulium, Tm (Thulium), because its discoverer was a Swede, it was named after the ancient Scandinavian name Thule (Arctic

land) named.

70. Ytterbium, Yb (Ytterbium), named after Ytterby in Sweden, see Yttrium (39).

71. Lu (Lutetium), its discoverer is a Frenchman, in memory of his hometown Paris (Lutetia, Paris)

's old name).

72. Hafnium, Hf (Hafnium), due to the achievements made by its discoverer in Copenhagen (Kobenhavn, also known as Hafnia)

Hence the name.

73. Tantalum, Ta (Tantalum), is similar to Tantalus, the son of Zeus in Greek mythology (

Being immersed in water due to punishment, but unable to absorb water).

74. Tungsten, W (Wolframium), is named after the Wolframite in Germany, so it is called Wolf in German

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ram. Its English name Tungsten originally means heavy stone, and its main component is calcium tungstate.

75. Re (Rhenium), named in honor of the Rhine.

76. Osmium, Os(O *** ium), is named because its compound has a smell. The Greek word O *** e means smell.

77. Ir (Iridium) is named after the color of its compound. The Greek word Iris means rainbow.

78. Platinum, Pt (Platinum), a metal named after Platina Del Pinto, when the value of platinum was not discovered

, it is often mixed with gold by profiteers.

79. Gold, Au (Aurum), has been discovered in ancient times, and is called Gold in English.

80. Mercury, Hg (Hydrargyrum), is composed of Latin Hydra (water) and Argyrum (silver), see Hydrogen (1

) and silver (47). Mercury in English is the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, indicating that the metal is fluid and has been discovered in ancient times.

81. Thallium, Tl (Thallium), is named after its spectrum is green (Thallium, Latin for green branch).

82. Lead, Pb (Plumbum), originally refers to lead (Plumbum Nigrum, black lead) and tin (Plumbum Album, white lead)

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), has been discovered in ancient times. The English word is Lead, which originally means leadership, and may gradually be extended to include wires and plumb bobs.

83. Bismuth, Bi (Bi *** uthum, [En]Bi *** uth), is from the German Wi *** ut (possibly named after the white Metal, or

is limonite) translated.

84. Polonium, Po (Polonium), was named by Marie Curie in memory of her native Poland (Polonia in Latin)

's name.

85. Astatine, At (Astatium, [En]Astatine), comes from the Greek Astatos, which means unstable.

86. Radon, Rn (Radon), also known as laser gas, is an element derived from the decay of radium (88). The suffix -on means inert

Sex gas.

87. Francium, Fr (Francium), because the discoverer was a Frenchman, in memory of his motherland (France, France)

and named.

88. Radium, Ra (Radium), means the giver of rays (Radiation).

89. Actinium, Ac (Actinum), is named after radioactive decay, and Active means activity.

90. Thorium, Th (Thorium), is named after Thor (Thor) in Norse mythology.

91. Protactinium, Pa (Protactinium), means original (prefix Proto-) actinium (Actinum), because protactinium can

Decays into actinium(89).

92. Uranium, U (Uranium), named in commemoration of the recently discovered Uranus (Uranus, a Greek mythological figure)

.

93. Neptunium, Np (Neptunium), according to the naming method of uranium (92), is named after Neptune (Neptune, in Roman mythology)

named after Poseidon).

94. Plutonium, Pu (Plutonium), is named after uranium (92) and neptunium (93), with Pluto (Pluto)

) naming.

95. Am (Americium), because the discoverer is an American, in memory of his country (America, America)

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got its name.

96. Curium, Cm (Curium), in memory of the French-Polish scientist Marie Curie (1867-1934)

, she discovered polonium (84) and radium (88), and was the winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

97. Berkelium, Bk (Berkelium), is named after this element was discovered at the University of Berkeley (Berkeley).

98. Californium, Cf (Californium), named after California (C

alifornia).

99. Es (Einsteinium), in memory of the Jewish German physicist Albert Einstein

Einstein, who founded the theory of relativity and was the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

100. Fermium, Fm (Fermium), in memory of the Italian-American nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi, who was 1

Winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics.

101. Mendelevium, Md (Mendelevium), in memory of the Russian chemist Mendeleev (Д.И.Менделее

в, D.I.Mendeleev), who discovered the periodic law of the elements.

102. Nobelium, No(Nobelium), in memory of Swedish chemist Alfred Bernard Nobel, who was

Known as the father of dynamite and the founder of the Nobel Prize.

103. Lr (Lawrencium), in memory of American nuclear physicist Ernest Orlando

Lawrence , he was the winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Elements after 103 are named according to their atomic numbers.

Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Prefix Nil Un Bi Tri Quad Pent Hex Sept Oct Enn

104. Unq (Unnilquadium), also known as Rf (Rutherfordium), in memory of the British nuclear physicist Rutherford

(Ernest Ruther-ford), who won the 1909 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and also discovered the atomic nucleus and the proton (after winning the award

his contribution).

105. Unp (Unnilpentium), formerly called Ha (Hahnium), in memory of the Jewish German nuclear physicist Hahn

(Otto Harn), who discovered the nuclear fission reaction of uranium atoms and was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944, is now called

Db (Dubnium), is Named after the Dubna Nuclear Research Center in Moscow.

106. Unh (Unnilhexium), also called Sg (Seabium), in memory of the American nuclear physicist Gle

nn Theodore Sea-b, 1912-1999), who discovered neptunium (93) and was the winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

.

107. Uns (Unnilseptium), also called Bh (Bohrium), in memory of the Danish physicist Bohr (Niels)

Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962), he is one of the founders of quantum mechanics and the winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics

108. Uno (Unniloctium), also known as Hs (Hassium), this atom was discovered in Darmstadt, Germany

) was obtained from the Center for Heavy Ion Research and named after the state of Hessen where the laboratory is located.

109. Une (Unnilenntium), also known as Mt (Meitnerium), in memory of the Jewish Swedish nuclear physicist Mai

Turner (Lise Meitner, 1878-1968), who together with Hahn (see Element 105) discovered the nuclear fission reaction of uranium atoms

Elements after No. 109 are no longer named after scientists.