The original word for potassium in Latin is kalium. That is where you get K for the element , Potassium.
In Latin, sodium is natrium, hence the Na symbol.
The chemical symbol for phosphorus is P which comes from the first letter of it's name.
The chemical symbol for indium is In
The chemical symbol of curium is Cm.
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Potassium's chemical symbol K comes from the Latin word kalium.
The chemical symbol of promethium - Pm - is derived from this name.
It comes from Greece.
In Latin, sodium is natrium, hence the Na symbol.
The chemical symbol Md is derived from the name of the element mendelevium.
NaCl is the formula unit of sodium chloride; Na is the chemical symbol of sodium and Cl is the chemical symbol of chlorine.
NaCl is the formula unit of sodium chloride; Na is the chemical symbol of sodium and Cl is the chemical symbol of chlorine.
The chemical symbol for phosphorus is P which comes from the first letter of it's name.
Potassium is kalium in Latin.
The chemical symbol for indium is In
The chemical symbol of curium is Cm.
The molybdenum chemical symbol is Mo.