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Etymology of the Elements #EotE. This thread will build to explain the name of each of the 118 chemical elements in the periodic table. #etymology #Chemistry #Science #Language
More in The Secret Life of the Periodic Table, 3rd edition out now! pprc.qmul.ac.uk/~still/wordpre…
More in The Secret Life of the Periodic Table, 3rd edition out now! pprc.qmul.ac.uk/~still/wordpre…
1 Hydrogen, named from ancient Greek ὑδρο- hydro meaning "water" and -γενής genes meaning "creator" by French Chemist Antoine Lavoisier as it forms water when burnt in air 2H₂+O₂→2H₂O #EotE #etymology #Chemistry #Science #Language
2 Helium, named from the Greek Titan of the Sun Helios (ἥλιος) as it was first seen by the unique yellow light in emits from the Sun by French astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse 1868 #EotE #etymology #Chemistry #Science #Language
3 Lithium Li, named by the famous Swedish chemist chemist Jacob Berzelius from the Greek λιθoς (lithos) meaning "stone" as it was first extracted from a solid ore while potassium was extracted from the burnt ash of plants #EotE #etymology #Chemistry #Science #Language
4 Beryllium Be, named after the semiprecious gemstone Beryl which contains the element. Beryl can be found in many languages from the Greek βήρυλλος / Latin beryllus name of the pale gemstone from Southern India near modern Belur. #EotE #etymology #Chemistry #Science #Language
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