Table of Elements

Question 1

1

Answer 1

H
Hydrogen
(From Greek and French for “I beget water”)

Question 2

2

Answer 2

He
Helium
(From Greek for “Sun”)

Question 3

3

Answer 3

Li
Lithium
(From Greek meaning “Stone”)

Question 4

4

Answer 4

Be
Beryllium
(Ref Beryl, pale precious stone)

Question 5

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Answer 5

B
Boron
(From Arabic for Buraq “Borox” - a type of salt compound)

Question 6

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Answer 6

C
Carbon
(From French for Charcoal)

Question 7

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Answer 7

N
Nitrogen
(From Greek and French for “I beget niter (Native soda)”

Question 8

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Answer 8

O
Oxygen
(From Greek and French for “I bring forth acid”)

Question 9

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Answer 9

F
Fluorine
(From Latin or “a flowing”)

Question 10

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Answer 10

Ne
Neon
(From Greek meaning “new”)

Question 11

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Answer 11

Na
Sodium
(Sodium from English meaning of Soda)
(Na is Natrium for natural soda)

Question 12

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Answer 12

Mg
Magnesium
(From Magnesia in Thessaly - discovered)

Question 13

13

Answer 13

Al
Aluminium
(From Latin: Alum literally “bitter salt”)

Question 14

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Answer 14

Si
Silicon
(From Latin “Silex” for “Flint”)

Question 15

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Answer 15

P
Phosphorus
(From Greek via Latin for “Light-bearer”)

Question 16

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Answer 16

S
Sulfur
(From Latin “to burn”)

Question 17

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Answer 17

Cl
Chlorine
(From Greek “pale green”)

Question 18

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Answer 18

Ar
Argon
(From Greek literally “inactive/slow”)

Question 19

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Answer 19

K
Potassium
(From English for “pot ash”, K is Kalium - Latin for calcined ashes).

Question 20

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Answer 20

Ca
Calcium
(From Latin, Calx “lime”)

Question 21

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Answer 21

Sc
Scandium
(Named for Scandinavia)

Question 22

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Answer 22

Ti
Titanium
(From Greek “Titan”)

Question 23

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Answer 23

V
Vanadium
(From Old Norse, name for Freyja - because of multicoloured beauty)

Question 24

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Answer 24

Cr
Chromium
(From Greek for “colour”)

Question 25

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Answer 25

Mn Manganese (From Greek region Magnesia)

Question 26

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Fe Iron (From Old English for "Holy Metal", Fe from Latin for Ferrum "Iron")

Question 27

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Answer 27

Co Cobalt (From German for "Goblin" due to its poisonous and troublesome nature)

Question 28

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Ni Nickel (From Swedish "Kopparnickell" for copper-coloured ore)

Question 29

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Cu Copper (From Greek via Old English for "who/which is from Cyprus"

Question 30

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Answer 30

Zn Zinc (From German for "cornet" or prong, point)

Question 31

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Ga Gallium (From Latin for "Gaul" France due to the discoverers nativity)

Question 32

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Ge Germanium (From Latin for "Germany")

Question 33

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As Arsenic (From Greek for "masculine" or "potent")

Question 34

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Se Selenium (From Greek for "moon")

Question 35

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Br Bromine (From Greek and French for "stench")

Question 36

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Kr Krypton (From Greek for "hidden one" due to it's colourless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous properties and its rarity)

Question 37

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Answer 37

Rb Rubidium (From Latin for "deepest red")

Question 38

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Answer 38

Sr Strontium (From Scotch Gaelic due to its discovery location: "Strontian")

Question 39

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Y Yttrium (From Swedish due to its discovery location: "Ytterby")

Question 40

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Zr Zirconium (From Persian/Arabic for "gold-like")

Question 41

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Nb Niobium (From Greek for "snowy", named after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus)

Question 42

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Mo Molybdenum (From Greek for "lead" as it was confused with lead ore galena)

Question 43

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Tc Technetium (from Greek for "artificial" as it was the first artificially produced element)

Question 44

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Ru Ruthenium (From Latin for Kievan Rus)

Question 45

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Rh Rhodium (From Greek for "rose" due to its colour)

Question 46

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Pd Palladium (From Greek for "little maiden")

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Ag Silver (From Old English "seolfor", Ag from Latin argentum)

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Cd Cadmium (from Greek/Latin for "Earth" as classical element)

Question 49

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In Indium (From Greek/Latin indigo, derived from meaning "blue dye from India")

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Sn Tin (From Anglo-Saxon with small significance, Sn from Latin Stannum)

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Sb Antimony (Possibly from French for "monk's bane" as many eary alchemists were monks and Antimony is poisonous, Sb from Latin Stibium meaning "eyepaint")

Question 52

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Te Tellurium (From Latin for "Earth")

Question 53

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I Iodine (From Greek for "violet")

Question 54

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Xe Xenon (From Greek for "foreigner" or "Stranger")

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Cs Caesium (From Latin for "blue-grey" or "sky blue")

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Ba Barium (From Greek for "heavy")

Question 57

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La Lanthanum (From Greek for "I escape notice")

Question 58

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Ce Cerium (From Latin for "grain, bread")

Question 59

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Pr Praseodymium (From Greek for "green twin" because didymium separates into Pr and Nd)

Question 60

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Nd Neodymium (From Greek for "new twin")

Question 61

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Pm Promethium (Named after Prometheus and Greek for "forethought")

Question 62

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Sm Samarium

Question 63

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Eu Europium

Question 64

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Answer 64

Gd Gadolinium

Question 65

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Answer 65

Tb Terbium

Question 66

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Dy Dysprosium

Question 67

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Ho Holmium

Question 68

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Answer 68

Er Erbium

Question 69

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Answer 69

Tm Thulium

Question 70

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Answer 70

Yb Ytterbium

Question 71

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Answer 71

Lu Lutetium

Question 72

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Answer 72

Hf Hafnium

Question 73

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Answer 73

Ta Tantalum

Question 74

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Answer 74

W Tungsten

Question 75

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Answer 75

Re Rhenium

Question 76

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Answer 76

Os Osmium

Question 77

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Ir Iridium

Question 78

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Answer 78

Pt Platinum

Question 79

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Answer 79

Au Gold

Question 80

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Answer 80

Hg Mercury

Question 81

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Answer 81

Tl Thallium

Question 82

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Pb Lead

Question 83

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Answer 83

Bi Bismuth

Question 84

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Answer 84

Po Polonium

Question 85

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Answer 85

At Astatine

Question 86

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Answer 86

Rn Radon

Question 87

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Fr Francium

Question 88

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Answer 88

Ra Radium

Question 89

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Ac Actinium

Question 90

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Answer 90

Th Thorium

Question 91

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Answer 91

Pa Protactinium

Question 92

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Answer 92

U Uranium

Question 93

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Answer 93

Np Neptunium

Question 94

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Answer 94

Pu Plutonium

Question 95

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Answer 95

Am Americium

Question 96

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Answer 96

Cm Curium

Question 97

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Answer 97

Bk Berkelium

Question 98

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Answer 98

Cf Californium

Question 99

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Answer 99

Es Einsteinium

Question 100

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Answer 100

Fm Fermium

Question 101

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Answer 101

Md Mendelevium

Question 102

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Answer 102

No Nobelium

Question 103

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Answer 103

Lr Lawrencium

Question 104

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Answer 104

Rf Rutherfordium

Question 105

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Answer 105

Db Dubnium

Question 106

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Answer 106

Sg Seaborgium

Question 107

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Answer 107

Bh Bohrium

Question 108

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Answer 108

Hs Hassium

Question 109

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Answer 109

Mt Meitnerium

Question 110

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Answer 110

Ds Darmstadtium

Question 111

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Answer 111

Rg Roentgenium

Question 112

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Answer 112

Cn Copernicium

Question 113

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Answer 113

Nh Nihonium

Question 114

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Answer 114

Fl Flerovium

Question 115

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Answer 115

Mc Moscovium

Question 116

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Answer 116

Lv Livermorium

Question 117

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Answer 117

Ts Tennessine

Question 118

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Answer 118

Og Oganesson