MCQ practice · SSC Chemistry Board questions · Chapter 1: Concepts of Chemistry
From a word of which language did the word Chemistry originate?
Think it through first, then pick an option.
- a English
- b Arabic
- c Persian
- d Greek
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: b Arabic
By the book, the Arabic word Al-Chimia comes from Chemi, and Chemistry comes from Chemi.
Why the other options are wrong
- a English: Chemistry is an English word, but its source is Chemi, which came through the Arabic Al-Chimia.
- c Persian: The book mentions no Persian word; the source is the Arabic Al-Chimia and Chemi.
- d Greek: The Greek word is "atom" (indivisible), not chemistry; chemistry's source is Arabic.
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