Unsur Kimia
DAFTAR NAMA
UNSUR KIMIA DAN ARTINYA
1.
Hidrogen,
H (Yunani: hydor = air; genes = pembentuk}
2.
Helium, He
(Yunani: helios = matahari)
3.
Litium ,
Li (Yunani: lithos = batu)
4.
Berilium,
Be (Latin: beryl = manis)
5.
Boron, B
(Arab: buraq = jernih)
6.
Karbon, C
(Latin: carbo = batubara)
7.
Nitrogen,
N (Yunani: nitron = basa; genes = pembentuk)
8.
Oksigen, O
(Yunani: oxys = asam; genes = pembentuk)
9.
Fluor, F
(Latin: fluere = mengalir)
10.
Neon, Ne
(Yunani: neos = baru)
11.
Natrium,
Na (Latin: natri = basa)
12.
Magnesium,
Mg (Magnesia, daerah di Yunani)
13.
Aluminium,
Al (Latin: alum = pahit)
14.
Silikon,
Si (Latin: silex = batu api)
15.
Fosfor, P
(Yunani: phosphoros = pembawa cahaya)
16.
Belerang,
S (Latin: sulphur = belerang)
17.
Klor, Cl
(Yunani: chloros = hijau)
18.
Argon, Ar
(Yunani: argos = malas)
19.
Kalium, K
(Arab: qali = abu)
20.
Kalsium,
Ca (Latin: calx = kapur)
21.
Skandium,
Sc (Skandinavia)
22.
Titanium,
Ti (Yunani: titan = besar tubuh, raksasa)
23.
Vanadium,
V (Vanadis, dewi cinta Skandinavia)
24.
Krom, Cr
(Yunani: chroma = warna)
25.
Mangan, Mn
(Latin: magnes = bermagnet)
26.
Besi, Fe (Latin:
ferrum = besi)
27.
Kobal, Co
(Jerman: kobold = ruh jahat)
28.
Nikel, Ni
(Jerman: kupfernickel = tembaga palsu)
29.
Tembaga,
Cu (Yunani: Kypros = Siprus)
30.
Seng, Zn
(Jerman: zink = seng)
31.
Galium, Ga
(Latin: Gallia = Perancis)
32.
Germanium,
Ge (Latin: Germania = Jerman)
33.
Arsen, As
(Arab: az-zirnikh = kuning emas)
34.
Selenium,
Se (Yunani: selene = bulan)
35.
Brom, Br
(Yunani: bromos = pesing)
36.
Kripton,
Kr (Yunani: kryptos = tersembunyi)
37.
Rubidium,
Rb (Latin: rubidus = merah)
38.
Strontium,
Sr (Strontian, daerah di Skotlandia)
39.
Itrium, Y
(Ytterby, daerah di Swedia)
40.
Zirkonium,
Zr (Arab: zarqun = kemilau)
41.
Niobium,
Nb (Niobe, dewi Yunani)
42.
Molibdenium,
Mo (Yunani: molybdos = timbal)
43.
Teknesium,
Tc (Yunani: technetos = buatan)
44.
Rutenium,
Ru (Latin: Ruthenia = Rusia)
45.
Rodium, Rh
(Yunani: rhodos = merah jambu)
46.
Paladium,
Pd (Asteroid Pallas)
47.
Perak, Ag
(Latin: argentum = perak)
48.
Kadmium,
Cd (Kadmos, raja Thebe di Yunani)
49.
Indium, In
(Latin: indicum = nila)
50.
Timah, Sn
(Latin: stannum = timah)
51.
Antimon,
Sb (Yunani: stibi = cincin)
52.
Telurium,
Te (Latin: tellus = tanah)
53.
Iodium, I
(Yunani: iodes = ungu)
54.
Xenon, Xe
(Yunani: xenos = asing)
55.
Sesium, Cs
(Latin: caesius = biru)
56.
Barium, Ba
(Yunani: baros = berat)
57.
Lantanum,
La (Yunani: lanthanein = tercecer)
58.
Serium, Ce
(Asteroid Ceres)
59.
Praseodimium,
Pr (Yunani: praseos = hijau tua; dymos = kembar)
60.
Neodimium,
Nd (Yunani: neos = baru; dymos = kembar)
61.
Prometium,
Pm (Prometheos, tokoh mitos Yunani)
62.
Samarium,
Sm (Kolonel Samarski, ahli tambang Rusia)
63.
Eropium,
Eu (Benua Eropa)
64.
Gadolinium,
Gd (Johan Gadolin, 1760-1852, orang Finlandia)
65.
Terbium,
Tb (Ytterby, daerah di Swedia)
66.
Disprosium,
Dy (Yunani: dysprositos = sukar didapat)
67.
Holmium,
Ho (Latin: Holmia = Stockholm)
68.
Erbium, Er
(Ytterby, daerah di Swedia)
69.
Tulium, Tm
(Yunani: Thule = Swedia)
70.
Iterbium,
Yb (Ytterby, daerah di Swedia)
71.
Lutetium,
Lu (Latin: Lutetia = Paris)
72.
Hafnium,
Hf (Latin: Hafnia = Kopenhagen)
73.
Tantalum,
Ta (Tantalus, dewa Yunani)
74.
Wolfram, W
(Jerman: wolfram = batu berat)
75.
Renium, Re
(Latin: Rhenus = Sungai Rhine)
76.
Osmium, Os
(Yunani: osme = bau)
77.
Iridium,
Ir (Latin: iris = pelangi)
78.
Platina,
Pt (Spanyol: platina = perak kecil)
79.
Emas, Au
(Latin: aurora = fajar)
80.
Raksa, Hg
(Yunani: hydrargyre = air perak)
81.
Talium, Tl
(Yunani: thallos = hijau muda)
82.
Timbal, Pb
(Latin: plumbum = timbal)
83.
Bismut, Bi
(Arab: bismuth = cerah)
84.
Polonium,
Po (Latin: Polonia = Polandia)
85.
Astatin,
At (Yunani: astatos = tidak tetap)
86.
Radon, Rn
(Latin: radius = sinar)
87.
Fransium,
Fr (Perancis)
88.
Radium, Ra
(Latin: radius = sinar)
89.
Aktinium,
Ac (Yunani: aktis = sinar)
90.
Torium, Th
(Thor, dewa Skandinavia)
91.
Protaktinium,
Pa (Yunani: pertama menjadi aktinium)
92.
Uranium, U
(Planet Uranus)
93.
Neptunium,
Np (Planet Neptunus)
94.
Plutonium,
Pu (Planet Pluto)
95.
Amerisium,
Am (Benua Amerika)
96.
Kurium, Cm
(Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867-1934)
97.
Berkelium,
Bk (Berkeley di Amerika Serikat)
98.
Kalifornium,
Cf (California di Amerika Serikat)
99.
Einsteinium,
Es (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)
100.
Fermium,
Fm (Enrico Fermi, 1901-1954)
101.
Mendelevium,
Md (Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyef, 1834-1907)
102.
Nobelium,
No (Alfred Bernhard Nobel, 1833-1896)
103.
Lawrensium,
Lr (Ernest Orlando Lawrence, 1901-1958)
104.
Ruterfordium,
Rf (Ernest Rutherford, 1871-1937)
105.
Dubnium,
Db (Dubna di Rusia)
106.
Seaborgium,
Sg (Glenn Theodore Seaborg, 1912-1999)
107.
Bohrium,
Bh (Niels Henry David Bohr, 1885-1962)
108.
Hassium,
Hs (Hasse di Jerman)
109.
Meitnerium,
Mt (Lise Meitner, 1878-1968)
110.
Darmstadtium,
Ds (Darmstadt di Jerman)
111.
Rontgenium,
Rg (Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, 1845-1923)
- Unsur-unsur ununbium (112, Uub), ununtrium (113, Uut), ununquadium (114, Uuq), ununpentium (115, Uup), dan ununhexium (116, Uuh) sudah berhasil disintesis, tapi belum diberi nama resmi oleh IUPAC.
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