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∙ 15y agoIt come from hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver.
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∙ 14y agoHydrargyrum - which meant 'silver water'. From this, the symbol Hg.
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∙ 5y agoThe Latin name for the element mercury is hydrargyrum.
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∙ 14y agoThe latin name is hydragyrum
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What is the chemical name for Mercury?
Its usually just called mercury. It's chemical symbol is Hg, which comes from the word hydrargyrum.its also called qiuck silver in common ................
What is the formula of Mercury?
Hg, for hydragyrum, latin of mercury
Why does Hg Stand for Mercury on the Periodic Table?
the periodic table uses latin names for some symbles like mercury and lead the symbel for lead is pb because it's latin name is plumbum
What is the name for Hgcl2?
Mercury(II) Chloride
What is the chemical name of HgBr2?
HgBr2 is mercury II bromide or mercuric bromide.
Latin name for Mercury?
Hyragyrum is the latin name of mercury(Hg)
What is Hermes's latin name?
Hermes' Latin name was mercury.
What is mercury latin name?
hydrargyrum
What is the name of the Latin messenger god?
Mercury.
Where do planet Mercury get its name from?
it got its name from the greek god Hermes who in roman latin is called mercury
What is the name of Hermes in Latin?
Mercury was given by the Romans to be their Hermes.
Latin word for mercury?
Mercury is a latin word-it was the name for the roman god of messages, travel, thieves and luck (greek god Hermes). The planet Mercury was named after the god. If you are asking for the metal mercury, it would have come from the god's name, and it is unlikely that the romans had a specific word for that metal.
Where does the name mercury come from?
It's from the Middle English word "mercurie", from Medieval Latin "mercurius", from Latin "mercurius", meaning Mercury. Source: Thefreedictionary
Why is Hg the symbol for mercury?
The old name for Merury is hydrargyrum from hydr- meaning water and argyros meaning silver. Mercury is a liquid silvery metal and was, in fact, known as quicksilver. Anyway, the chemical symbol comes from hydrargyrum.
Why does Mercury have the chemical symbol Hg?
It is based off the latin name Hydrargyrum
What is the name Hg?
Mercury
What is the name after mercury planet?
The planet Mercury was named after the Greek god Hermes. Mercury is his Roman name. A Latin god - the messenger (i.e. the swift one).
