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- ACTINIUM,(Gr.aktis,aktinos;ray or beam),Ac, 89,227
- ALUMINIUM,(L. alumen; alum),Al, 13,26.98
- AMERICIUM,(The Americas),Am, 95,243
- ANTIMONY,(L. antimonium,stibium;mark),Sb, 51,121.76
- ARGON,(Gr. argon; inactive),Ar, 18,39.94
- ARSENIC,(L.arsenicum,Gr.arsenikon *),As, 33,74.92
- ASTATINE,(Gr. astatos; unstable),At, 85,210
- BARIUM,(Gr. barys; heavy),Ba, 56,137.36
- BERKELIUM,(Berkeley,home of U.of Calif.),Bk, 97,245
- BERYLLIUM,(L.beryl,also Gr.glykys *),Be,4,9.013
- BISMUTH,(Ger.Weisse Masse; white mass),Bi, 83,208.99
- BORON,(Ar. buraq, Pers. burah),B,5,10.82
- BROMINE,(Gr. bromos; stench),Br, 35,79.92
- CADMIUM,(Gr. kadmia; earth),Cd, 48,112.41
- CAESIUM,(L. caesius; sky blue),Cs, 55,
- CALCIUM,(L. calx; lime),Ca, 20,40.08
- CALIFORNIUM,(The State of California),Cf, 98,248
- CARBON,(L. carbo; charcoal),C,6,12.011
- CERIUM,(The planetoid Ceres),Ce, 58,
- CHLORINE,(Gr. chloros;greenish-yellow),Cl, 17,35.46
- CHROMIUM,(Gr. chroma; colour),Cr, 24,52.01
- COBALT,(Ger.kobold;goblin,evil sp.),C0, 27,58.94
- COPPER,(L. cuprum; from Cyprus),Cu, 29,63.54
- CURIUM,(Marie & Pierre Curie),Cm, 96,245
- DYSPROSIUM,(Gr.dysprositos;hard to get),Dy, 66,162.51
- EINSTEINIUM,(Albert Einstein),Es, 99,
- ERBIUM,(Ytterby; a town in Sweden),Er, 68,167.27
- EUROPIUM,(Europe),Eu, 63,152.0
- FERMIUM,(Enrico Fermi),Fm,100,
- FLUORINE,(L. fluo; flow),F,9,19.00
- FRANCIUM,(France *),Fr, 87,223
- GADOLINIUM,(Gadolin; Finnish chemist),Gd, 64,157.26
- GALLIUM,(L. gallia; France),Ga, 31,69.72
- GERMANIUM,(L. Germania; Germany),Ge, 32,72.60
- GOLD,(Sans. jval, A.S. gold),Au, 79,197.0
- HAFNIUM,(Hafnia; Copenhagen),Hf, 72,178.58
- HELIUM,(Gr. helios; the sun),He,2,4.003
- HOLMIUM,(L. Holmia; Stockholm),Ho, 67,164.94
- HYDROGEN,(Gr.hydro;water,genes;forming),H,1,1.008
- INDIUM,(From its indigo spectrum),In, 49,114.76
- IODINE,(Gr. iodes; violet),I, 53,126.92
- IRIDIUM,(L. iris; rainbow),Ir, 77,193.1
- IRON,(A.S.iron, L. ferrum),Fe, 26,55.84
- KRYPTON,(Gr. kryptos; hidden),Kr, 36,83.7
- LANTHANUM,(Gr. lanthano; to conceal),La, 57,138.92
- LAWRENCIUM,(E.O.Lawrence,inv.cyclotron),Lr,103,257
- LEAD,(A.S.lead),Pb, 82,207.22
- LITHIUM,(Gr. lithos; stone),Li,3,6.940
- LUTETIUM,(Lutetia;old name for Paris*),Lu, 71,175.0
- MAGNESIUM,(Magnesia;distr.in Thessaly),Mg, 12,24.32
- MANGANESE,(L.magnes;magnet *),Mn, 25,54.93
- MENDELEVIUM,(Dmitri Mendeleev),Md,101,256
- MERCURY,(Planet Mercury),Hg, 80,200.61
- MOLYBDENUM,(Gr. molybdos; lead),Mo, 42,96.0
- NEODYMIUM,(Gr.neos;new & didymos;twin),Nd, 60,144.27
- NEON,(Gr.neos; new),Ne, 10,20.183
- NEPTUNIUM,(Planet Neptune),Np, 93,237.05
- NICKEL,(Ger.nickel; Old Nick*),Ni, 28,58.69
- NIOBIUM,(Niobe,daughter of Tantalus*),Nb, 41,92.906
- NITROGEN,(nitre forming*),N,7,14.008
- NOBELIUM,(Alfred Nobel;disc.dynamite),No,102,
- OSMIUM,(Gr.osme; odour),Os, 76,191.5
- OXYGEN,(Gr.oxys;acid,genes;forming),O,8,16.000
- PALLADIUM,(Planetoid Pallas),Pd, 46,106.7
- PHOSPHORUS,(Gr.phosphoros;light-bearing),P, 15,31.02
- PLATINUM,(Sp.platina;silver),Pt, 78,195.23
- PLUTONIUM,(Planet Pluto),Pu, 94,239.13
- POLONIUM,(Poland,M.Curie's native land),Po, 84,210
- POTASSIUM,(Eng.potash;pot ashes*),K, 19,39.096
- PRASEODYMIUM,(G.prasios;green,didymos;twin),Pr, 59,140.92
- PROMETHIUM,(Prometheus),Pm, 61,
- PROTOACTINIUM,(Gr.protos;first),Pa, 91,231.04
- RADIUM,(L.radius;ray),Ra, 88,225.97
- RADON,(fr.radium.Orig.niton;shining),Rn, 86,222
- RHENIUM,(L.Rhenus;the Rhine),Re, 75,186.31
- RHODIUM,(Gr.rhodon;rose),Rh, 45,102.91
- RUBIDIUM,(L.rubidus;red),Ru, 37,85.44
- RUTHENIUM,(L.Ruthenia;Russia),Ru, 44,101.7
- SAMARIUM,(Samarskite;a mineral),Sm, 62,150.43
- SCANDIUM,(Scandinavia),Sc, 21,45.10
- SELENIUM,(Gr.selene;the Moon),Se, 34,78.96
- SILICON,(L.silex; flint),Si, 14,28.06
- SILVER,(AS.soelfar,L.argentum),Ag, 47,107.88
- SODIUM,(Eng.soda,L.natrium),Na, 11,22.997
- STRONTIUM,(Strontian,town in Scotland),Sr, 38,87.63
- SULPHUR,(Sans.sulvere,L.sulphurium),S, 16,32.06
- TANTALUM,(Gr.Tantalus;mythological ch.),Ta, 73,181.4
- TECHNETIUM,(Gr.technetos;artificial*),Tc, 43,98.906
- TELLURIUM,(L.tellus;the Earth),Te, 52,127.61
- TERBIUM,(Ytterby,a town in Sweden),Tb, 65,159.2
- THALLIUM,(Gr.thallos;green shoot/twig),Tl, 81,204.39
- THORIUM,(Thor; Scandianvian god),Th, 90,232.12
- THULIUM,(Thule, the Northland),Tm, 69,169.4
- TIN,(AS.tin,L.stannum),Sn, 50,118.70
- TITANIUM,(Titans;mythical characters),Ti, 22,47.90
- TUNGSTEN,(Sw.tung;heavy,sten;stone*),W, 74,184.0
- URANIUM,(Planet Uranus),U, 92,238.14
- VANADIUM,(Vanadis;Scandinavian goddess),V, 23,50.95
- XENON,(Gr.xenon;stranger),Xe, 54,131.3
- YTTERBIUM,(Ytterby; a town in Sweden),Yb, 70,173.04
- YTTRIUM,(Ytterby; a town in Sweden),Y, 39,88.92
- ZINC,(Ger.Zink),Zn, 30,65.38
- ZIRCONIUM,(Ar.zargun;gold colour),Zr, 40,91.22
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