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A Second Note on the Term "Chalcogen"

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Werner Fischer

University of Hannover, Freiburg, Germany

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (10), p 1333

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1333.1

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2001

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Etymology of the term "chalcogen".

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Origin of the Terms Pnictogen and Pnictide
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Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1200
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  Gregory S. Girolami
  Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1200
  The origin and etymology of the terms pnictogen (also spelled pnigogen or pnicogen) and pnictide are traced to a suggestion of Dutch chemist Anton Eduard van Arkel (1893–1976) in the early 1950s. The words are derived from the Greek root pnikta, “...
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