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  2. List of chemical element name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The English word indigo is from Spanish indico and Dutch indigo (from Portuguese endego), from Latin indigo, from Greek ἰνδικόν (indikon): "blue dye from India". Tin (Sn) 50 tin: Anglo-Saxon via Middle English: The word tin is borrowed from a Proto-Indo-European language, and has cognates in several Germanic and Celtic languages. [38]

  3. List of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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    Like the periodic table, the list below organizes the elements by the number of protons in their atoms; it can also be organized by other properties, such as atomic weight, density, and electronegativity. For more detailed information about the origins of element names, see List of chemical element name etymologies.

  4. Glossary of chemistry terms - Wikipedia

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    Also acid ionization constant or acidity constant. A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution expressed as an equilibrium constant for a chemical dissociation reaction in the context of acid-base reactions. It is often given as its base-10 cologarithm, p K a. acid–base extraction A chemical reaction in which chemical species are separated from other acids and bases. acid ...

  5. Periodic table - Wikipedia

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    The periodic table and law are now a central and indispensable part of modern chemistry. The periodic table continues to evolve with the progress of science. In nature, only elements up to atomic number 94 exist; [a] to go further, it was necessary to synthesize new elements in the laboratory.

  6. Glossary of physics - Wikipedia

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    periodic table of the elements. Also simply called the periodic table. A tabular display of the chemical elements organised on the basis of their atomic numbers, electron configurations, and recurring chemical properties. Elements are presented in order of increasing atomic number (number of protons). phase (matter) phase (waves) phase equilibrium

  7. Naming of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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    A number of other elements are named after classical words for various places. Ruthenium is from the Latin name for the region including Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. [29] Lutetium is named after Lutetia, the Latin name for Paris. Copper's name comes from an Old English word derived from the Latin name for the island of Cyprus. [30]

  8. Chemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    English word (The symbol derives from Latin stannum) 51: Sb: Antimony: Latin antimonium, the origin of which is uncertain: folk etymologies suggest it is derived from Greek antí ('against') + mónos ('alone'), or Old French anti-moine, 'Monk's bane', but it could plausibly be from or related to Arabic ʾiṯmid, 'antimony', reformatted as a ...

  9. Periodicity - Wikipedia

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    Periodic acid, a compound of iodine Principle of periodicity, a concept in generally accepted accounting principles Quasiperiodicity , property of a system that displays irregular periodicity