Talk:S-block
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These elements have noble gas structures (???)
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Sounds like an error, surely hydrogen is not a noble gas.
Does anybody have any information about why it is called the "s" block? I believe it is something to do with a german name, but I am not certain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Viola16 (talk • contribs) 20:50, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
- "S" is short for "sharp". It's a bit of old terminology from spectroscopy, and the names are descriptive of the spectral lines observed. Lanthanum-138 (talk) 11:00, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
- S is indeed short for sharp, it comes from one of the principle quantum numbers (the others being n, l, and m) It isn't German ... and the name has stayed the same for some time now. Neeya The Great (talk) 15:21, 4 November 2011 (UTC)