Chemische Elemente: E-K
Basic Chemical Elements • Chemische Grundstoffe
Genders: All but six element names in German are neuter (das), including the many elements that end in -ium, -en or -on. Only der Phosphor, der Schwefel (sulphur) and the four elements ending with -stoff are masculine (e.g., der Wasserstoff = hydrogen).
| Chemische Elemente: E-K | |||
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH | Sign Nr. |
Entdecker/Jahr |
| Einsteinium | einsteinium | Es 99 |
Thomson, Ghiorso, et al 1954 |
| Eisen | iron | Fe 26 |
since ancient times |
| Element 110 Eka-Platin |
eka-platinum | Uun 110 |
Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1994 |
| Element 111 Unununium |
unununium | Uuu 111 |
Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1994 |
| NOTE: It has been proposed that element number 111 be named Roentgenium (Rg) in honor of the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered x-rays in 1895. This synthetic element has the temporary "placeholder" symbol Uuu (unununium, Latin for 1,1,1). | |||
| Element 112 Eka-Quecksilber |
eka-mercury | Uub 112 |
Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1996 |
| Erbium | erbium | Er 68 |
Mosander 1843 |
| Europium | europium | Eu 63 |
Demarcay 1896 |
| Fermium | fermium | Fm 100 |
Thomson, Ghiorso, et al 1954 |
| Fluor | fluorine | F 9 |
Moissan 1886 |
| Francium | francium | Fr 87 |
Perey 1939 |
| Gadolinium | gadolinium | Gd 64 |
Marignac 1880 |
| Gallium | gallium | Ga 31 |
Lecoq de Boisbaudran 1875 |
| Germanium | germanium | Ge 32 |
Winkler 1886 |
| Gold | gold | Au 79 |
since ancient times |
| Hafnium | hafnium | Hf 72 |
Coster, de Hevesy 1923 |
| Hassium | hassium | Hs 108 |
Soc. for Heavy Ion Research 1984 |
| Helium | helium | He 2 |
Ramsay 1895 |
| Holmium | holmium | Ho 67 |
Cleve 1879 |
| Indium | indium | In 49 |
Reich, Richter 1863 |
| Iod/Jod | iodine | I 53 |
Courtois 1811 |
| Iridium | iridium | In 77 |
Tennant 1804 |
| Kalium | potassium | K 19 |
Davy 1800s |
| der Kohlenstoff | carbon | C 6 |
since ancient times |
| Krypton | krypton | Kr 36 |
Ramsay, Travers 1898 |
| Kupfer | copper | Cu 29 |
since ancient times |
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