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What features do these 10 elements have that no other elements have sodium potassium silver iron tungsten mercury tin gold lead and antmony?
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∙ 14y ago
It appears they are the ones who's symbols do not start with the first letter of their English name
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What else did Jaber bin hayan invent?
Jaber also wrote so many books ranged between two hundred and thirty-two and five hundred books (232-500), on which the world depended on for several centuries and until toady. Hafsa Zia-ud-Din. 15/9/2009 well,Jabir-bin-Hayan was a Muslims chemists.he was known as FATHER OF CHEMISTRY.He was the student of Imama jafar Sadiq.Imam Jafar Sadiq was also a well-known chemist during his period.Jabir-bin-Hayan modified the Greek concept of elements.He gave the metalic concept of sulphur and Mercury.According to himthe difference in metals is due to the difference in the amout of sulphurand mercury present in them.He gave the concept of geological formation of metals.Jabir-bin-Hayan,after combining Greek;s technological knowledge and practical arts of handicrafts, introduced new modes of theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry.He explained the calcination and reduction scientifically and improved the methods of evaporation, melting, sublimation,distillaton and crystallizaton.He extracted antmony and arsenic from their sulphides.He refined the methods of extraction of metals from their ores and preparation of steel.He discovered the method of preparing Varnish using manganese dioxide and applied it to prevent rusting of iron.He developed glass industry and water proofing of cloth.He prepared concentrated acetic acid by concentration of vinegar and developed the process ofgolden script writing with iron pyrites.Jabir's major contribution in chemistry is the discovery of nitric acid and sulphuric acid.He prepared Aqua Regia (Royal water) to dissolve gold.And a lot whole lot more things but so much for today.
