Plumbum Natrium Aurum Stibium Argentum Hydrargyrum (Greek) Kalium Ferrum This exercise will help you to remember the symbols of some of the elements which are not similar to their modern names. The elements listed above were named in ancient times by the early Romans and Greeks. Although we do not use these names, we have kept the symbols. How many of these ancient names can you match to their modern names and symbols given below? Modern Name Symbol Ancient Name 8. Antimony Sb ___________________________ 9. Gold Au ___________________________ 10. Iron Fe ___________________________ 11. Silver Ag ___________________________ 12. Sodium Na ___________________________ 13. Potassium K ___________________________ 14. Lead Pb ___________________________ 15. Mercury Hg ___________________________

Some elements have names that do not match their chemical symbols. We gave you one example earlier of silver, whose chemical symbol is AgAg. Research all the elements you can find that fit this description. Then in the space below, write out where their symbols originate from. A periodic table can be found here.

Explain why some elemental symbols do not match the name of the element

Match the names of an element with a symbol.IodineAnswer 1 Question 6PhosphorusAnswer 2 Question 6NitrogenAnswer 3 Question 6PotassiumAnswer 4 Question 6SodiumAnswer 5 Question 6HydrogenAnswer 6 Question 6LithiumAnswer 7 Question 6BoronAnswer 8 Question 6CalciumAnswer 9 Question 6NeonAnswer 10 Question 6

Which Latin word does the symbol for sodium come from?ferrumaurumhydrargyrumnatriumI'm not sure

Recall which Latin word the symbol for sodium comes from.FerrumAurumHydrargyrumNatriumI'm not sure