Chemical Symbols Chemical Symbols A chemical symbol is
Chemical Symbols
Chemical Symbols A chemical symbol is a letter or 2 that is used as an abbreviation for the name of an element. The periodic table of the elements shows the 118 known elements and their symbols.
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Chemical Symbols Some symbols are represented by one letter (e. g. oxygen = O, carbon = C) Some symbols are represented by two letters (e. g. neon = Ne, calcium = Ca)
Chemical Symbols If you look at element 114, you will notice that it has 3 letters in it’s symbol – Uuq, ununquatrium means one four-ium) which is a temporary name because the element was not proven to be synthesized or sufficiently studied by chemists yet. It recently was given the name Flevorium, Fl, as they found it to be a radioactive, artificial element.
Newest Elements The other newest elements are as follows Element Atomic Number Element Name Symbol 113 114 115 116 117 118 Nihonium Flevorium Moscovium Livervorium Tenessine Oganesson Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
Rules for Writing Chemical Symbols 1. 2. 3. 4. The first letter of the symbol is ALWAYS capitalized. If there is a second letter, it is lowercase. No elements have permanent symbols with more than 2 letters. The chemical symbol represents ONE ATOM of the element.
Chemical Names and Symbols Many elements are named after a geographical place or region or a scientist who discovered them. l Modern symbols usually are similar to an elements name. l These are some exceptions, where the name comes from the Latin root, and doesn’t match the symbol
Symbols from Latin Names Element Copper Gold Iron Lead Mercury Silver Sodium Symbol Latin Name Cu Cuprum Au Aurum Fe Ferrum Pb Plumbum Hg Hydroargyrum Ag Argentum Na Natrium
Chemical Symbols Try this website to practise matching element names and symbols. Element Matching Game The Elements Song, by Tom Lehrer sing along if you like!
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