Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pre-final Notes
Greek / Latin/ German/ English name of some of the Elements:
Cobalt …… kobold/ misch. imos
Cerium ….. ceria/ asteroids
Lead … plumbum/heavy
Mercury.. cinnabar/ hydrargyrum/ water silver
Cadmium.. kademia/ calamine
Gold .. aurum/ zohov/ color of fire
Antimony.. stibanum/ stibi/ nature sulfide
Arsenic .. arsenikon / ore
Calcium .. calyx (lime)
Lithium … lithos/stone earth
Sodium .. natrium/ nature
Manganese. Magnet/ margams
Chromium. Chromos/ color
Tin. Kassiteros
Copper .. cuprum/isle of Cyprus
Silver .. argentums/ argos/ shining
Platinum. Platina/ little silver
Bismuth .. beautiful meadow/ wismuth/ wisnajet
Pharmacologic action/ medicinal uses:
Iron … hemoglobin in the blood
Gold. alloys in coins/ anti rheumatic
Aluminum. cooking utensils
Ammonium. depressant/ less toxic
Potassium present in cell necessary for cell growth and function
Magnesium. present in the blood plasma/pyrotechniques
and photography
Calcium. blood coagulation/ diuretics
Radium .. treatment of cancer
Manganese important in alimentary tract
Cerium use in cigar lighter
Physical/ Chemical Properties :
Calcium silver-white, ductile
Aluminum bright/ silvery metal
Silver brilliant white, malleable, ductile, 10.5 heavier than
Water
Arsenic brittle metal
Tin for tin foils, brilliant white metals
Chromium gray white, brittle metal
Platinum ductile
Cadmium white metal, crackles when heated
Mercury silvery white
Gold yellow metal/ ductile
Chemical Name of the different compounds:
Lapis lazuli………….. sodium aluminum silicate
Mineral ores-strontianite… strontium carbonate
Polyhalide magnesium sulfate. Potassium
Sulfate. 2 moles of calcium sulfate
With 2 moles of water
Zinc blende zinc sulfide
Mineral ore calamine zinc carbonate
Sylvite potassium chloride
Carnalite potassium chloride. Magnesium chloride.
With 6 moles of water
