[HECnet] Area 44 - update

The names of the chemical elements are interesting. The discovery process as well as the naming convention (if any) as well as the prerogative to name an element make interesting reading. In terms of names there are few clues. In English the halogens are recognized by the -ine suffix, but this is not the case in Dutch: English Dutch F Fluorine Fluor Cl Chlorine Chloor Br Bromine Broom (Bromium no longer used) I Iodine Jodium (or Jood) At Astatine Astatium (or Astaat) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] Namens Sridhar Ayengar Verzonden: zondag, juli 2010 2:25 Aan: hecnet at Update.UU.SE CC: H Vlems Onderwerp: Re: [HECnet] Area 44 - update H Vlems wrote: It is too much of an effort to publish all the names of the elements in dutch and compare them to their russian equivalents. I can augment your list though: 6OP (B) boor (borium, easily confused with Bohrium) Actually, in English, that's Boron. CEPA (S) zwavel (in polish is this sarkow [after kwas sarkowy, sulphuric acid?]) In American English, that's Sulfur. 6POM (Br) broom In English, Bromine. Peace... Sridhar Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht. Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.830 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2996 - datum van uitgifte: 07/11/10 08:36:00