Re: Halogen comes from the word meaning 'salt' but what kind of salt?

Date: Mon Jan 4 08:42:46 1999
Posted By: Dan Berger, MadSci Admin
Area of science: Science History
ID: 914107368.Sh

Message:

Halogen comes from the word meaning 'salt' but what kind of salt?

Halogen is derived from the greek halos (salt) and suffix -genes (forming), and of course means "salt former."

The only salt known to the ancients was sea salt, which is mostly sodium chloride.

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