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Why is Potassium in French and English not called Kalium?
(with thanks to @NilayGhosh, who provided the key source for much of this answer). Short answer: Potassium was called Potassium (and Sodium Sodium) by Humphry Davy, who first …
Is there a difference between potassium manganate and …
There are two different nomenclature concepts at work here. One includes potassium manganate and potassium permanganate and the other uses potassium manganate(VII) and potassium …
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 …