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Na, K, Fe, Cu, Ag, Sn, Sb, W, ?, ?, ?
What are the next three terms of this sequence?
Na, K, Fe, Cu, Ag, Sn, Sb, W, ?, ?, ?
Na, K, Fe, Cu, Ag, Sn, Sb, W, ?, ?, ?
Hint
What are the full names of these chemical elements?Answer
Au, Hg, Pb.These chemical elements have English names that are different from their Latin names.
sodium(natrium), potassium(kalium), iron(ferrum), copper(cuprum), silver(argentum), tin(stannum), antimony(stibium), tungsten(wolfram), gold(aurum), mercury(hydrargyrum), lead(plumbum).
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I had to look up periodic tables... I thought I'd finished school and wouldn't ever have to use them again.
I've learned that lots of people use the elements in their brain teasers, so it pays to keep the table nearby! Good job.
OK. I was stoked to see a chemistry question. I have a degree in chemistry. But come on, very few people know the latin, and even fewer know that the other elements either don't have a latin name or that there english name is the same. Very far fetched don't you think. How bout a teaser like this:"what am I thinking"
Even if "very few people know the latin", many know the symbol.
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