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What is the meaning of Eka?


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Eka:

  • Eka was the term introduced by Mendeleev to predict the chemical elements that were still unknown at that time.”
  • He did the naming of unknown elements using the terms “Eka, Dvi & Tri” which is 1,2&3 in Sanskrit.
  • All the eka-elements were later discovered and named as follows
  1. eka-aluminum was named GalliumGa
  2. eka-boron was named ScandiumSc
  3. eka-silicon named GermaniumGe.

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