Hydragyrum is the Greek name for the element mercury. Derived from "hydr-" meaning water, and "argyros", meaning silver, mercury is commonly known as quicksilver.
This is mercury, Hg. The chemical symbol reflects the old greek name which means silver water. Quite a pretty name I think.
HG is the symbol for Mercury (it was originally called Hydragyrum or Quicksilver).
Symbol is 'Hg' ( Hydragyrum ; from Latin ) It can exhibit two valerncies , viz, '1' & '2'. depending on its chemical environment.
Hydragyrum. (Hg) . It is from Latin and means 'Silver Water'.
No metals always in a liquid state. There is always some temperature where a metal is liquid ("molten").
There is only one metal that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure. It is mercury, formerly called "Hydragyrum".
The word mercury came from hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver. Its symbol, Hg, is deviated from Hydragyrum.
Hg, for hydragyrum, latin of mercury
This is mercury, Hg. The chemical symbol reflects the old greek name which means silver water. Quite a pretty name I think.
This is Mercury, Hg. The chemical symbol reflects the old greek name which means silver water. Quite a pretty name I think.
Mercury. The symbol comes from the Latin name "Hydragyrum", which in turn comes from the Greek for "liquid silver"
The chemical symbol for Mercury, Hg, comes from its Latin name "hydrargyrum," which means "liquid silver." The element was historically known as quicksilver due to its appearance as a silvery, shiny liquid at room temperature.
The element you are thinking of is HG which is Mercury. Another name for Mercury other than hydro-argyros is hydragyrum. Have A Nice Day!
Sodium-Natrium Potassium-Kalium Mercury-Hydragyrum Tungstun-Wolfrum Copper-Cuprum Antimony-Stibium Gold-Aurum Silver-Argentinum Lead-Plumbum
Mercury. That's why it's still abbreviated "Hg" on the periodic table. Several elements have symbols that don't match their names because ancient people (usally the Romans) had different names for them.
HG is the symbol for Mercury (it was originally called Hydragyrum or Quicksilver).
The Latin Name of Mercury is Hydrargyrum that is why it's symbol is Hg.