Chemical Elements
The following are common chemical elements, with their Latin derivations.
- Calcium, Ca, from calx, calcis, lime.
- Carbon, C, from carbo, coal.
- Copper, Cu, from cuprum, derived from the island Cyprus, anciently
known for its copper mines.
- Gold, Au, from aurum, gold.
- Iron, Fe, from ferum, iron.
- Lead, Pb, from plumbum, lead.
- Radium, Ra, from radius, ray, because of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
- Silicon, Si, from silex, silicis, flint.
- Silver, Ag, from argentum, silver.
- Tellurium, Te, from tellus, telluris, earth.
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