On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, John Cowan wrote: >Pierre Abbat scripsit: >> Why do sodna, kliru, and navni have an x2 place, but not the other elements? > >Because they really mean "alkali metal", "halogen", and "noble gas" respectively. >Sodium, chlorine, and neon are just the prototypes. So what should we call sodium, chrorine, and neon in particular? phma