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What language does the chemical symbol for Potassium come from?
Potassium is kalium in Latin.
Where did potassium's chemical symbol come from?
The original word for potassium in Latin is kalium. That is where you get K for the element , Potassium.
Where did the chemical symbol K come from?
Potassium's chemical symbol K comes from the Latin word kalium.
Why does k is a symbol of patassium?
Most of the atomic symbols come from the Latin names for the elements. The Latin name for potassium is 'kalium'
What Latin word does the element sodium come from?
The element sodium comes from the Latin word "natrium."
Where did Sodium's chemical symbol come from?
In Latin, sodium is natrium, hence the Na symbol.
What language did the element name come from?
Latin, Greek and proper noun derivatives
What do some chemical names come from the Latin name of the element?
It is only a convention.
What is the element for Ag?
Silver. Incidentally, gold is Au. Both, I believe, come from the Latin roots of the word gold in Latin: "aurum"
What language does the word alkali come from?
The word alkali come from the language Arabic
Where does the word ALKALI come from?
The word "alkali" comes from the Arabic word "al-qalīy" which means "the calcined ashes." It was used to describe compounds that had a basic pH and derived from ashes, such as potash.
Why are some atomic symbols not based on the conteporary name of the element?
Most atomic symbols are based on the latin name of the element. Latin was a common language of science for hundreds of years, and the symbols remained, though each language has their own name for the elements.
