Quite a few other elements have symbols that come from Latin names. Important ones in biology are Sodium (Na, from the Latin “Natrium’) and Potassium (K, from the Latin “Kalium’). Silver (Ag, from ‘Argentum’) is Latin too.
I also highly recommend looking for Tom Lehrer’s ‘Elements’ song on Youtube. Here is a quick link to one of my favourites: (link)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwlzwGMMwc(/link)
Nice one, Kirsty. My dad had all Tom Lehrer’s records, so used to be able to sing the whole of the Elements Song when I was a kid. I can only remember the first verse now, though!
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Kirsty commented on :
I also highly recommend looking for Tom Lehrer’s ‘Elements’ song on Youtube. Here is a quick link to one of my favourites: (link)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwlzwGMMwc(/link)
Austin commented on :
Nice one, Kirsty. My dad had all Tom Lehrer’s records, so used to be able to sing the whole of the Elements Song when I was a kid. I can only remember the first verse now, though!