Question

Which substance has a chemical symbol that is derived from a Latin name?
a) potassium
b) hydrogen
c) calcium
d) oxygen

Answer 1

Well, if you look at the chemical symbols for hydrogen, calcium, and oxygen, you can see that the chemical symbols are derived from the english names

H = Hydrogen, which makes sense because Hydrogen starts with H
Ca = Calcium
O = Oxygen

However, notice that potassium has the chemical symbol K, because the Latin name for potassium is Kalium

Best answer is A

Answer 2

A