Chemical Elements : Origins Of Names

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1. The discoverer of gallium (Ga) gave that element the name of his own 'home-area'. Which one was that? Wales Galicia France Cornwall

2. Bromine (Br) got its name from the Greek word bromos which means: __________? stench broomstick strong brown

3. Nickel got its name after a German word for a mischievous demon who was supposed to have created a "false copper ore". Which of these other names of elements was also given after a German word for a gnome or evil spirit of the mines ? cobalt (Co) manganese (Mn) ferrum (Fe) aluminium (Al)

4. Chromium (Cr) literally means 'coloured element'. Rubidium (Rb) ,which was discovered by the inventor of the Bunsen burner, Robert W. Bunsen, also refers to colour . What colour? blue yellow red green

5. Chemistry is a much more colourful subject than people might think. Chlorine ( Cl) is also related to a colour word.What colour? dark blue deep purple scarlet red yellowish green

6. Names based on countries or continents are frequent: europium; americum; polonium; and indirectly indium.Also celebrities got their share:(nobelium; einsteinium; mendelevium;... Occasionally, mythological names pop up in chemical terms: thorium;uranium;neptunium;plutonium, etc.. What is the name "ammonia" derived from? "a- mon"substance without any moondust stuff that is produced by the Greek goddess Ammonia (aka Hera) salt from Ammon stuff produced by the Egyptian god Amon

7. Which of these elements got its name from the Greek for 'hidden'? vanadium selenium strontium krypton

8. Lithium (Li) is related to Greek lithos as in Greek lithography and means: _________ ? bed brimstone litter stone

9. Barium(Ba) at first sight looks as if it is named after the Italian town of Bari. In true fact it is named after Greek baros- heavy. Another chemical element whose name refers to 'heaviness' was discovered in 1781 by Karl W. Scheele. He gave it a Scandinavian name and called the newly found element 'heavy stone'. 'Sten' is the Scandinavian for stone, what is the full name of this element? Answer: (Eight letters in all, the last 4 of which mean stone in Scandinavian)

10. What chemical element is indicated with the letter K, from Latin kalium, but is usually referred to with a nine-letter long name that refers to how it was originally obtained : ashes from vegetable matter burned in a pot? Answer: (You need a double s to spell the name correctly.)