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Periodic Table Elements by Their Old Names

Can you name the modern chemical element given its old, obsolete, or Latin/Greek name?
These are not all of the Elements that have changed their name!
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Last updated: August 10, 2025
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Quicksilver/Hydrargyrum
Mercury
Stibium
Antimony
Plumbum
Lead
Aurum
Gold
Argentum
Silver
Wolfram
Tungsten
Kalium
Potassium
Natrium
Sodium
Ferrum
Iron
Cuprum
Copper
Azote
Nitrogen
Manganesium/Magnesia alba
Magnesium
Ilmenium
Niobium
Zink
Zinc
Cassiopeium
Lutetium
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5 Comments
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Level 45
Aug 9, 2025
Nice quiz idea. By the way, there's a typo in the caveats - "there" should be "their". Other than that, good job :)
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Level 62
Aug 9, 2025
okay fixed
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Level 49
Aug 9, 2025
Dephlogisticated air would be a good one to include (Oxygen)
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Level 62
Aug 9, 2025
Maybe in Part 2
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Level 71
Sep 20, 2025
Extremely fun quiz. Didn't know as many as I should.