Insight into the nature of the names of some elements
Hydrogen was named by Lavoisier using the Greek words 'Hydro' ie., water and 'Genes' meaning forming. Chlorine has its origin from Greek word - 'Chloros' - meaning greenish yellow, 'Bromos' means stench in Greek and 'Iodes' in Greek means violet. The word nickel has originated fro..
Elements Named After Places
Scandium (Sc) - found in ScandinaviaThulium (Tm) - named after Thule the earlier name of ScandinaviaEuropium (Eu) - after the continent EuropePolonium (Po) - named after the Curies after their home town in Pol..
Elements
Elements - "An element is a pure substance which is made up of only one kind of atoms having the same atomic number." "The smallest particle of an element is the atom which, has all the properties of that element." "An element..
Element
An element is defined as a pure substance as it is made up of only one kind of atoms having the same atomic number. The smallest particle of an element is the atom, which has all the properties of that element. It cannot be further reduced to simpler substances by ord..
Functional Elements
The elements, which take part in the metabolic activities of plants, whether essential or non-essential are named as functional elements..
Naming of Acids
The binary acids (acids containing hydrogen and one more element) are named by adding the prefix hydro- and suffix ic to the name of second element..
Names of Compounds
Binary compounds are compounds containing only two elements. If one of the two is a metal (or ammonium), then the suffix - ide , is added to the non-metal ato..
(ii) Prediction of new elements
While arranging the elements, in increasing order of atomic mass, Mendeleev left three blanks for elements that were not discovered at that time. He was able to predict the properties of these unknown elements more or less accurately. He named them eka-boron..
Atomicity of a Molecule of an Element
Atomicity of a Molecule of an Element - The number of atoms, which constitute one molecule of an element, is called its atomicity. Phosphorus: P 4 - 4 atomicity Sulphur: S 8 - 8 atomicity Oxygen: O 2 - 2 atomicity Recently a different form of carbon - C 6 0 has been discovered. ..
Atomicity of a Molecule of an Element - The number of atoms, which constitute one molecule of an element, is called its atomicity. Phosphorus: P 4 - 4 atomicity Sulphur: S 8 - 8 atomicity Oxygen: O 2 - 2 atomicity Recently a different form of carbon - C 6 0 has been discovered. ..Periodic Classification of Elements
Periodic Classification of Elements..
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