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CHAPTER 13 METALS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
CHAPTER 13 METALS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES 187
• Silica (of which glass is made—with silicon, the element that belongs to
the group of semi-metals , being the major constituent);

• Sodium (natrium , an element that belongs to the group of alkali metals );
two names with disputed interpretations appear in the Bible (see com-
ment below);
• Sulfur , an element in the group of nonmetals ;
• Lead , a nontransition elemental metal (a basic metal );
• Brass , an alloy composed of cupper and zinc .

Table 13.1. The sample for the statistical analysis of metals.

Metal name Gold Tin Silver Iron Copper Lead
Notation Au Sn Ar Fe Cu Pb
(Latin) (Aurum) (Stannum ) (Argentum) (Ferrum) (Cuprum) (Plumbum)
Atomic number 79 50 47 26 29 82
Num. val. 14 46 160 239 or: 363 756
(MNV ) 514
Ato. weight (AW) 196.97 118.69 107.87 55.847 63.546 207.2
Reciprocal AW 0.005077 0.008425 0.009271 0.01791 0.01574 0.004826
(RAW )

Table 13.2. The sample for statistical analysis of other substances.

Calcium Calcium
carbonate oxide
Material (chalk, (burned
name lime) lime) Silica Sodium Sulfur Lead Brass
Notation CaCO 3 CaO SiO 2 Na S Pb Alloy
(Latin) (Natrium ) (Sulpur) (Plumbum) (Copper &
Zinc)
Atomic 7 16 82
number
Num. val. 213 314 516 612 or: 693 756 758
(MaNV ) 650
Ato. weight 100.087 56.0774 60.0843 22.98977 32.066 207.2 107.7197
(AW)
Reciprocal 0.009991 0.01782 0.03561 0.043498 0.03119 0.004826 0.009283
AW
(RAW)