Selasa, 18 November 2008

Etimologi unsur-unsur kimia


Hidrogen, H (Yunani: hydor = air; genes = pembentuk}Helium, He (Yunani: helios = matahari)Litium , Li (Yunani: lithos = batu)Berilium, Be (Latin: beryl = manis)Boron, B (Arab: buraq = jernih)Karbon, C (Latin: carbo = batubara)Nitrogen, N (Yunani: nitron = basa; genes = pembentuk)Oksigen, O (Yunani: oxys = asam; genes = pembentuk)Fluor, F (Latin: fluere = mengalir)Neon, Ne (Yunani: neos = baru)Natrium, Na (Latin: natri = basa)Magnesium, Mg (Magnesia, daerah di Yunani)Aluminium, Al (Latin: alum = pahit)Silikon, Si (Latin: silex = batu api)Fosfor, P (Yunani: phosphoros = pembawa cahaya)Belerang, S (Latin: sulphur = belerang)Klor, Cl (Yunani: chloros = hijau)Argon, Ar (Yunani: argos = malas)Kalium, K (Arab: qali = abu)Kalsium, Ca (Latin: calx = kapur)Skandium, Sc (Skandinavia)Titanium, Ti (Yunani: titan = besar tubuh, raksasa)Vanadium, V (Vanadis, dewi cinta Skandinavia)Krom, Cr (Yunani: chroma = warna)Mangan, Mn (Latin: magnes = bermagnet)Besi, Fe (Latin: ferrum = besi)Kobal, Co (Jerman: kobold = ruh jahat)Nikel, Ni (Jerman: kupfernickel = tembaga palsu)Tembaga, Cu (Yunani: Kypros = Siprus)Seng, Zn (Jerman: zink = seng)Galium, Ga (Latin: Gallia = Perancis)Germanium, Ge (Latin: Germania = Jerman)Arsen, As (Arab: az-zirnikh = kuning emas)Selenium, Se (Yunani: selene = bulan)Brom, Br (Yunani: bromos = pesing)Kripton, Kr (Yunani: kryptos = tersembunyi)Rubidium, Rb (Latin: rubidus = merah)Strontium, Sr (Strontian, daerah di Skotlandia)Itrium, Y (Ytterby, daerah di Swedia)Zirkonium, Zr (Arab: zarqun = kemilau)

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