Still, the influence of Latin at least hasn't quite died out on the periodic table. There's a long lag today between the discovery of an element in a lab and when that element is declared official ...

Discover the intelligent design of the periodic table with BBC Bitesize. ... For example, the element symbol for iron is Fe, from the latin word ferrum for iron. Back to top.

Nov 08, 2016 19:00:00 "Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words" showing by illustration what elements of the periodic table are used ...

Although some of the symbols on the periodic table may seem strange, ... comes from the Latin word hydrargyrum, meaning "liquid silver," a more recent version of which was the English "quicksilver." ...

Software engineer Keith Enevoldsen designed the interactive Periodic Table of Elements, in Pictures and Words, with common uses for elements.

This year, the periodic table of chemical elements celebrates its 150th birthday. As the candles on the cake are lit, it's time to test your knowledge, with our quiz.

Scientists say they've created a handful of atoms of the elusive element 115, which occupies a mysterious corner of the periodic table. The super-heavy element has yet to be officially named, but ...

Check out our Periodic Table of Superhero Elements, which tells you where an element comes from, what it does, and its notable uses in the world of superheroes and beyond. (Click for full-size ...

Flerovium and livermorium are the new names of super-heavy elements 114 and 1146 on the periodic table. Skip to main content. Open ... roughly based on the Latin words for the numbers 114 and 116 ...

Discovered in 1923, it was the next-to-last element with stable nuclei to be added to the periodic table (the final one was rhenium in 1925). Hafnium is named after the Latin word for Copenhagen ...

Ever wondered what makes Hydrogen number 1 on the periodic table? There's a reason. ... For example, the element symbol for iron is Fe, from the latin word ferrum for iron.