Chemische Elemente
Common Elements • English-to-German
This glossary is a supplement to our main Chemische Elemente chart. Below you'll find the names of common Grundstoffe or Elemente whose German name differs greatly from the English (e.g., lead = Blei). Each element is listed with its chemical symbol (chemisches Zeichen) and its atomic number or Protonenzahl/Ordnungszahl. Out of the 112 known elements, only these 14 have English names that are very different from the German. The symbols (Zeichen) are usually based on Latin.
| English | Deutsch | Zeichen |
| CARBON | der Kohlenstoff | C 6 |
| COPPER | das Kupfer |
Cu 29 |
| HYDROGEN | der Wasserstoff | H 1 |
| IODINE | das Iod/Jod |
I 53 |
| IRON | das Eisen |
Fe 26 |
| LEAD | das Blei | Pb 82 |
| MERCURY | das Quecksilber |
Hg 80 |
| NITROGEN | der Stickstoff |
N 7 |
| OXYGEN | der Sauerstoff |
O 8 |
| POTASSIUM | das Kalium |
K 19 |
| SILICON | das Silizium |
Si 14 |
| SODIUM | das Natrium |
Na 11 |
| SULPHUR | der Schwefel |
S 16 |
| TUNGSTEN | das Wolfram | W 74 |
| 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). | ||
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