Clil Module Periodic Table Of The Elements Worksheet - Prof.ssa Elena Tibaldi - Istituto Sant''Anna - 2012-2013 Page 12
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48WORD STUDY:
THE HYSTORY OF THE ELEMENT NAMES
Each element has a symbol, which is the first letter or the first two letters of the name.
1) For some elements, the letter(s) of the symbol comes from the Latin or Greek name of
the elements
Examples:
Aurum
• gold (Au)
(= shining dawn)
Natrium
• sodium (Na)
Kalium
• potassium (K)
• silver (Ag)
from the Greek “clear, bright”
Cuprum
• copper (Cu)
after Cipro’s island
2) Some elements are named after places.
Examples:
• polonium (Po)
Poland, country of birth of Marie Curie who discovered it
• americium (Am)
North America
• francium (Fr)
France
• germanium (Ge)
Germany
• magnesium (Mg)
from Magnesia, Greek ancient city
3) Some elements are named after famous scientists.
Examples: rutherfordium (Rf); einsteinium (Es); fermium (Fm); mendelevium (Md)
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