Question

The latin name for Mercury is ______________.

Answer 1

• The short hand representation of an atom of an element is called symbol.
• Symbols of some elements are formed from the first letter of the name.eg: carbon-C, Oxygen -O etc.
• Some elements symbol are formed from the first letter and a letter appearing later in the name eg :Chlorine -Cl, Calcium -Ca etc.
• Some elements symbol are derived from their Latin name. eg: Sodium (Natrium) - Na, Potassium (Kalium) -K etc.
• the symbol of Mercury is Hg derived from Hydrargyrum.
• Therefore the Latin name of Mercury is Hydrargyrum.