Where do the symbols of elements come from?
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Where do the symbols of elements generally come from?
normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised
Earlier symbols for chemical elements stem from classical Latin and Greek vocabulary. For some elements, this is because the material was known in ancient times, while for others, the name is a more recent invention. For example, Pb is the symbol for lead ("plumbum" in Latin); Hg is the symbol for mercury ("hydrargyrum" in Greek); and He is the symbol for helium (a new Latin name) because helium was not known in ancient Roman times. Some symbols come from other sources, like W for tungsten ("Wolfram" in German) which was not known in Roman times.
Where do the symbols of the earlier elements come from?
classical Latin and Greek vocabulary
Symbol (chemistry)
In Chinese, each chemical element has a dedicated character, usually created for the purpose (see Chemical elements in East Asian languages). However, Latin symbols are also used, especially in formulas.
Where do the chinese symbols of elements come from?
a dedicated character, usually created for the purpose
Symbol (chemistry)
Chemical elements are sometimes named after people, especially the synthetic elements discovered (created) after ca. 1940. However, very few are named after their discoverers, and even fewer are named after living people. The element seaborgium is named after Glenn Seaborg, who was alive at the time; and oganesson is named after Yuri Oganessian (still living ).
Where do the more recent symbols of synthetic elements come from?
very few are named after their discoverers, and even fewer are named after living people after people
Naming of chemical elements
Many of the transuranic elements are named after recipients of the Nobel Prize, including:
Where do the symbols of elements come from, specifically many of the transuranic elements?
recipients of the Nobel Prize
Naming of chemical elements
Naming of chemical elements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming%20of%20chemical%20elements
Symbol (chemistry)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol%20%28chemistry%29
Symbols of elements normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised. While earlier elements come from classical Latin and Greek vocabulary, newer synthetic element symbols are named after people. And Chinese symbols of elements come from a dedicated character, usually created for the purpose. Transuranic elements get their symbols from recipients of the Nobel Prize.  