| Symbol | Element | Name origin | History | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Carbon | Latin carbō (coal/charcoal) | known since prehistoric times | 100%
|
| Cu | Copper | Symbol from Latin cuprum (from Cyprus) | used since ~9000 BCE | 100%
|
| Au | Gold | Symbol from Latin aurum | known from prehistoric times | 100%
|
| Fe | Iron | Symbol from Latin ferrum | used since ~3000 BCE | 100%
|
| Hg | Mercury | Symbol from Latin hydrargyrum (liquid silver) | known to ancients | 100%
|
| Ag | Silver | Symbol from Latin argentum | used since ~4000 BCE | 100%
|
| S | Sulfur | Sanskrit <i>sulvere</i>/ Latin <i>sulphur</i> | used in antiquity | 100%
|
| Pb | Lead | Symbol from Latin plumbum | used since ~7000 BCE | 93%
|
| As | Arsenic | Greek arsenikon (yellow orpiment) | known to ancient Greeks | 86%
|
| Sn | Tin | Symbol from Latin stannum | used since ~3000 BCE | 71%
|
| Sb | Antimony | Symbol from Latin stibium | used in Egypt ~3000 BCE | 57%
|
| Bi | Bismuth | German Wismut | known since ~1400s, medieval period | 57%
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