Question

One of the following elements in named on the basis of colour. find out this element. (polonium, neodymium, chromium).​

Answer 1

Answer:

Chromium is named based on colour(chroma)

Answer 2

Among the given elements, CHROMIUM is named on the basis of colour.

COLOUR BASED NOMENCLATURE -

• The word Chromium is derived from the Greek word 'Chromos' or 'Chroma'.
• The word means color thus naming an element based on its elemental color.
• The element was named by Fourcroy and Hauy.
• The compounds of the elements are all colored such as -

Chromium fluoride - Green

Chromium chloride - red-violet

Chromium bromide - Green-black

Chromium iodide - Black