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Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:45 PM

Apr 28

Natrium is the Latin word for sodium. They could have used So if they wanted to use the English name for it, because no other element uses that
Kalium is the Latin word for potassium. Polonium is Po, so that wouldn't work.
Ferrum is the Latin name for iron. Ir is Iridium.
Cuprum is the Latin name for copper. Co is Cobalt.
Stannum is the Latin name for tin. Ti is titanium.
Stibium is the Latin name for antimony. They could have called it An because that's not in use.
Wolfram is several languages' word for tungsten, after the name of its ore Wolframite. Tu isn't in use, so it could have been that.
Aurum is the Latin name for gold. Go was available.
Argentum is the Latin name for silver. Si is silicon.
Hydrargum is the Latin name for mercury. Me was available.
Plumbum is the Latin name for lead. Le was available.

Scientists really like Latin, especially "noli me tangere," so it makes sense they'd give as many elements as they could Latin-derived symbols.

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