Why is Potassium in French and English not called Kalium?
This fits my native language (dutch), where Potassium is called "Kalium". The same question applies to Sodium (Na), which again in Dutch is called "Natrium". A quick look at Wikipedia …
When was the symbol for potassium changed from Ka to K?
Mar 9, 2017 · The symbol for potassium was mostly K in the English speaking world and even some old German book use K (as early as 1829 search Kalium in this book). So there was no …
Element Names in English - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Oct 9, 2022 · Na - Sodium - Natrium K - Potassium - Kalium W - Tungsten - Wolfram Sb - Antimony - Stibium and so forth. [English only] Why do we not use the names that match the …
Is there a difference between potassium manganate and …
Is potassium manganate the same as potassium permanganate? Also, I have seen potassium manganate written as potassium manganate (VII) or potassium manganate (VI). What do the …
redox - What role does sulfuric acid play in the titration of oxalic ...
Oct 12, 2015 · The titration is between oxalic acid and potassium permanganate, with $\\ce{H2SO4}$ added to oxalic acid. My question is what role other than a dehydrating agent …
nomenclature - Why do people commonly refer to Na2HPO4 as …
Jan 8, 2019 · That situatuation is different, since the name of KH2PO4 , potassium dihydrogen phosphate is actually correct, whereas calling K2HPO4 potassium hydrogen phosphate is …
Gallium & Electrolysis - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jul 1, 2023 · The school has liquid N2, I'm pretty sure one of my professors would let me try it. They've been pretty helpful with this essentially pointless project so far. Not sure they'll be as …
inorganic chemistry - Explaining the colour change in the …
Apr 26, 2018 · the colour change which occurs is purple to colourless, because of the decreased concentration of permanganate ions. But doesn't this fail to account for the visible iron ions? …
Why do the names of most chemical elements end with -um or
Dec 28, 2012 · The names sodium and potassium were changed to natrium and kalium. All metallic elements discovered after this date ($1811$) have been given names ending in - ium …
Wavelengths of colors emitted by alkali metals during flame test
Nov 2, 2022 · While reading my NCERT chemistry book (Page number 300), I came across a table that mentions colors emitted by alkali metals and corresponding wavelengths. It …