Cadmium

48
Cadmus
Cadmium

Cadmium compounds were formerly used as yellow pigments. Nowadays it is considered as very toxic and an environmental pollutant emitted by many industiral processes.

Name giver is Kádmos from the Greek mythology, founder of Thebes, who killed a dragon.

Molybdenum

42
Molly-B
Molybdenum

For a long time molybdenum was confused with lead ores. That’s why it got its name from the greek word for lead mólybdos. It is used for hardening steel. As a trace element it is essential for almost every organism. It can reach oxidation states up to six.

Xenon

54
Xenia
Xenon

Even though xenon is the rarest non-radioactive element on earth, it is used for many purposes, for example in xenon arc lamps, which are often found in car headlights. Its name is derived from the Greek word xénos, meaning "strange" or "foreign".

Pages

Subscribe to ELEMONSTERS RSS