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    What metal is named after the German word for gnome?

    Question #60262. Asked by welllady. (Oct 30 05 7:02 AM)


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    		The word Cobalt is derived from the German word Kobald, which means spirit or gnome.
    Cobalt is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Co and atomic number 27.
    Cobalt is a brittle, hard, transition metal with magnetic properties similar to those of iron.



    Oct 30 05, 8:14 AM

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