Question

A symbol of an element is the short form used to represent an individual element or the
atoms of the elements. Chemical symbols of elements allow us to write chemical
formulas easily. They are commonly used to designate elements in chemical reaction.
Some elements were known in ancient times and therefore carry over their Latin names.
Write the name and chemical symbols of two elements:
A) Whose names have been taken from the Latin names of the elements?
B) Which are formed from the first two letters of the name of elements?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sodium – Natrium (Na) Sodium's Latin name, 'natrium', derives from the Greek 'nítron' (a name for sodium carbonate). ...

Potassium – Kalium (K) ...

Iron – Ferrum (Fe) ...

Copper – Cuprum (Cu) ...

Silver – Argentum (Ag) ...

Tin – Stannum (Sn) ...

Antimony – Stibium (Sb) ...

Tungsten – Wolfram (W)

Explanation:

calcium, Aurum, Cuprum

Answer 2

Answer:(A) Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag from the Latin argentum and atomic number 47. Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

(B) Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22.

Explanation: