MCQ practice · SSC Chemistry Board questions · Chapter 3: Structure of Matter
What is the Latin name of mercury?
Think it through first, then pick an option.
- a Kalium
- b Ferrum
- c Plumbum
- d Hydrugyrum
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: d Hydrugyrum
Hydrugyrum is the Latin name of mercury (the book spells it Hydrurgyrum); its symbol is Hg, taken from the Latin name.
Why the other options are wrong
- a Kalium: Kalium is the Latin name of potassium (symbol K), not of mercury.
- b Ferrum: Ferrum is the Latin name of iron (symbol Fe), not of mercury.
- c Plumbum: Plumbum is the Latin name of lead (symbol Pb), not of mercury.
More board questions on this topic
- Which of the following is the symbol of tin?
- Which symbol is taken from a Latin name?
- Which symbol is taken from the Latin language?
- What is the Latin name of tungsten?
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