Unit 2
atom
atomic
molecule [ molekju:l]
molecular [molekju:la]
positive
proton [preito:n]
neutron [njutro:n]
electron [ele:ktro:n]
ion [aj(e)n]
metal
element
hydrogen
alkali ,
base
acid
alkali earth
transition
( )
amorphous
poor metal
( . ; . , , )
nonmetal
gas [gæs]
gaseous ['gæsɪəs ], ['gæʃəs ], ['geɪ-] ;
rare earth
Chemical element | Definition | |
H | Hydrogen | composed of the Greek elements hydro- and -gen meaning 'water-forming' |
He | Helium | the Greek helios, 'sun' |
Li | Lithium | the Greek lithos, 'stone' |
Be | Beryllium | beryl, a mineral |
B | Boron | borax, a mineral [`bo:ron] |
C | Carbon | the Latin carbo, 'charcoal' |
N | Nitrogen | the Greek nitron and '-gen' meaning 'niter-forming' [`nΛitrәdj(ә)n] |
O | Oxygen | from the Greek oxy-, both 'sharp' and 'acid', and -gen, meaning 'acid-forming' [`oksidjәn] |
F | Fluorine | the Latin fluere, 'to flow' |
Ne | Neon | the Greek neos, meaning 'new' ['ni:ɔn] |
Na | Sodium | the English word soda (natrium in Latin) [`sәudjәm] |
Mg | Magnesium | Magnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece [mag`ni:ziәm] |
Al | Aluminium | from alumina, a compound (originally aluminum) |
Si | Silicon | from the Latin silex, 'flint' (originally silicium) [`silikən] |
P | Phosphorus | the Greek phoosphoros, 'carrying light' [`fosf(ə)rəs] |
S | Sulfur | Latin sulphur, 'sulfur' [`sΛlfə] |
Cl | Chlorine | the Greek chloros, 'greenish yellow' |
Ar | Argon | the Greek argos, 'idle' |
K | Potassium | New Latin potassa, 'potash' (kalium in Latin) |
Ca | Calcium | the Latin calx, 'lime' |
Sc | Scandium | Scandia, the Latin name for Scandinavia |
Ti | Titanium | Titans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology [tΛi`teiniəm] |
V | Vanadium | Vanadis, an old Norse name for the Scandinavian goddess Freyja |
Cr | Chromium | the Greek chroma, 'color' |
Mn | Manganese | corrupted from magnesia negra, see Magnesium [`maηgəni:z] |
Fe | Iron | English word (ferrum in Latin) |
Co | Cobalt | the German word Kobold, 'goblin' |
Ni | Nickel | from Swedish kopparnickel, containing the German word Nickel, 'goblin' |
Cu | Copper | English word (Latin cuprum) |
Zn | Zinc | the German Zink |
Ga | Gallium | Gallia, the Latin name for France |
Ge | Germanium | Germania, the Latin name for Germany |
As | Arsenic | English word (Latin arsenicum) ['ɑːs(ə)nɪk] |
Se | Selenium | the Greek selene, 'moon' |
Br | Bromine | the Greek bromos, 'stench' [`brəumi:n] |
Kr | Krypton | the Greek kryptos, 'hidden' |
Rb | Rubidium | the Latin rubidus, 'deep red' |
Sr | Strontium | Strontian, a small town in Scotland |
Y | Yttrium | Ytterby, Sweden |
Zr | Zirconium | German Zirkoon, 'jargoon ' [zə:`kəuniəm] |
Nb | Niobium | Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus from Greek mythology |
Mo | Molybdenum | the Greek molybdos meaning 'lead' |
Tc | Technetium | the Greek tekhnètos meaning 'artificial' |
Ru | Ruthenium | Ruthenia, the New Latin name for Russia |
Rh | Rhodium | the Greek rhodos, meaning 'rose coloured' |
Pd | Palladium | the then recently discovered asteroid Pallas, considered a planet at the time |
Ag | Silver | English word (argentum in Latin)[3] |
Cd | Cadmium | the New Latin cadmia, from King Kadmos |
In | Indium | indigo |
Sn | Tin | English word (stannum in Latin) |
Sb | Antimony | composed from the Greek anti, 'against', and monos, 'alone' (stibium in Latin) |
Te | Tellurium | Latin tellus, 'earth' |
I | Iodine | French iode (after the Greek ioeides, 'violet') [`Λiədi:n] |
Xe | Xenon | the Greek xenos, 'strange' |
Cs | Caesium | the Latin caesius, 'sky blue' [`si:ziəm] |
Ba | Barium | the Greek barys, 'heavy' [`bε:riəm] |
La | Lanthanum | the Greek lanthanein, 'to lie hidden' [`lanθənəm] |
Ce | Cerium | the then recently discovered asteroid Ceres, considered a planet at the time |
Pr | Praseodymium | the Greek praseios didymos meaning 'green twin' |
Nd | Neodymium | the Greek neos didymos meaning 'new twin' |
Pm | Promethium | Prometheus of Greek mythology who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humans |
Sm | Samarium | Samarskite, the name of the mineral from which it was first isolated |
Eu | Europium | Europe |
Gd | Gadolinium | Johan Gadolin, chemist, physicist and mineralogist |
Tb | Terbium | Ytterby, Sweden |
Dy | Dysprosium | the Greek dysprositos, 'hard to get' |
Ho | Holmium | Holmia, the New Latin name for Stockholm |
Er | Erbium | Ytterby, Sweden |
Tm | Thulium | Thule, the ancient name for Scandinavia |
Yb | Ytterbium | Ytterby, Sweden |
Lu | Lutetium | Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris |
Hf | Hafnium | Hafnia, the New Latin name for Copenhagen |
Ta | Tantalum | King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology |
W | Tungsten | the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite) |
Re | Rhenium | Rhenus, the Latin name for the river Rhine |
Os | Osmium | the Greek osmè, meaning 'smell' |
Ir | Iridium | Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
Pt | Platinum | the Spanish platina, meaning 'little silver' |
Au | Gold | English word (aurum in Latin) |
Hg | Mercury | the New Latin name mercurius, named after the Roman god (Hg from former name hydrargyrum, from Greek hydr-, 'water', and argyros, 'silver') |
Tl | Thallium | the Greek thallos, 'green twig' |
Pb | Lead | English word (plumbum in Latin) [led] |
Bi | Bismuth | German word, now obsolete [`bizməθ] |
Po | Polonium | Polonia, the New Latin name for Poland |
At | Astatine | the Greek astatos, 'unstable' |
Rn | Radon | From radium, as it was first detected as an emission from radium during radioactive decay |
Fr | Francium | Francia, the New Latin name for France |
Ra | Radium | the Latin radius, 'ray' |
Ac | Actinium | the Greek aktis, 'ray' |
Th | Thorium | Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder |
Pa | Protactinium | the Greek protos, 'first', and actinium, which is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium |
U | Uranium | Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System [ju`reiniəm] |
Np | Neptunium | Neptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System [nεp`tju:niəm] |
Pu | Plutonium | Pluto, a dwarf planet in the Solar System [plu:`təuniəm] |
Am | Americium | The Americas, as the element was first synthesized on the continent, by analogy with europium |
Cm | Curium | Pierre Curie, a physicist, and Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist, named after great scientists by analogy with gadolinium |
Bk | Berkelium | Berkeley, California, where the element was first synthesized, by analogy with terbium |
Cf | Californium | California, where the element was first synthesized |
Es | Einsteinium | Albert Einstein, physicist |
Fm | Fermium | Enrico Fermi, physicist |
Md | Mendelevium | Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist and inventor |
No | Nobelium | Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer |
Lr | Lawrencium | Ernest O. Lawrence, physicist |
Rf | Rutherfordium | Ernest Rutherford, chemist and physicist |
Db | Dubnium | Dubna, Russia |
Sg | Seaborgium | Glenn T. Seaborg, scientist |
Bh | Bohrium | Niels Bohr, physicist |
Hs | Hassium | Hesse, Germany, where the element was first synthesized |
Mt | Meitnerium | Lise Meitner, physicist |
Ds | Darmstadtium | Darmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesized |
Rg | Roentgenium | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, physicist |
Cn | Copernicium | Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer |
Acids
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HCl | hydrochloric acid | ||
HF | hydrofluoric acid | ||
2S | hydrosulphuric acid | [,haidrou sΛl`fju:rik] | |
HI | hydroiodic acid | [,haidrou i`odik] | |
NO3 | azotic acid | ||
nitric acid | |||
2CO3 | carbonic acid | ||
2SO4 | sulphuric acid | [sΛl`fju:rik] | |
3PO4 | orthophosphoric acid | ||
phosphoric acid |
OH- | hydroxide | |||||||||||||||
hydrate | ||||||||||||||||
F- | fluoride | |||||||||||||||
I- | iodide | ['aɪəudaɪd] | ||||||||||||||
Cl- | chloride | |||||||||||||||
ClO- | hypochlorite | |||||||||||||||
ClO2- | chlorite | [`klo:rait] | ||||||||||||||
ClO3- | chlorate | [`klo:reit] | ||||||||||||||
S2- | sulphide | |||||||||||||||
SO32- | sulfite | [`sΛlfait] | ||||||||||||||
SO42- | sulfate | [`sΛlfeit] | ||||||||||||||
N3- | nitride | [`naitraid] | ||||||||||||||
NO2- | nitrite | |||||||||||||||
NO3- | nitrate | |||||||||||||||
CO3- | carbonate | |||||||||||||||
PO33- | phosphate | |||||||||||||||
P2O74- | pyrophosphate | [`pairә`fasfeit] | ||||||||||||||
O2- | oxide | |||||||||||||||
O22- | peroxide | |||||||||||||||
CrO42- | chromate | |||||||||||||||
Cr2O72- | dichromate | |||||||||||||||
NH3 | ammonia | [ə'məunɪə] |
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