If the chemical symbol for gold is....'Au'...what is (or was) the appropriate Latin name??

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If the chemical symbol for gold is....'Au'...what is (or was) the appropriate Latin name??
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Reply:Here you have some more info:





Noble metals are:


Platinum (Pt) = Platinum


Aurum (Au) = Gold


Argentum (Ag) = Silver


Cuprum (Cu) = Copper
Reply:Aurum...and for silver, Argentium, and also Argent.


The latin aurum, like the word aura, (used spiritualy, like a halo or glow) is the same but the sort of "adjcective" (latin tenses and grammar is weired) and means of a glow, or shine.


In terms of noble metals, ones not readily given to form compounds (including rusting, but not as an only criteria) are the platinum group metals (at least six of the eight) and gold, silver, and mercury. Other metals such as copper have a rust resiliance.
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See link for dictionary explanation
Reply:The Latin name for gold is augmentin and that is why the chemical symbol is Au.
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plum bum (pb: plumbum) is lead, but it's funny, isn't it?
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Reply:Symbol: Au


Atomic Number: 79


Atomic Weight: 196.96654


Element Classification: Transition Metal


Discovered By: Known to the ancients.


Discovery Date: n/a (Unknown)


Name Origin: Anglo-Saxon: geolo (yellow); symbol from Latin: aurum (shining dawn).
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Have a look at:-


http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements...





for more information.
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Reply:Gold = Aurum,


try this latin english dictionary site :)


http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/La...
Reply:Aurum and the adjective is Auric