SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -For instance, hydrargyrum, the Latin name for Mercury (Hg), was taken from the original Greek hydrargyros, which meant “water silver.” Also historically known as “quicksilver, ” elemental mercury is a shiny silver metal that is liquid at room temperature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two examples of symbols which have been derived from the “English names” of their respective elements: Sulphur-S and Aluminium-Al .
Detailed explanation-3: -chemical symbol, short notation derived from the scientific name of a chemical element-e.g., S for sulfur and Si for silicon. Sometimes the symbol is derived from the Latin name-e.g., Au for aurum, gold, and Na for natrium, sodium.
Detailed explanation-4: -New elements can be named after a mythological concept, a mineral, a place or country, a property or a scientist. The names have to be unique and maintain “historical and chemical consistency". This means a lot of “-iums".