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I am presuming that by 'periodic elements' you are meaning modern elements, as opposed to Aristotle's fire, earth, air, and water, and aether.
There was no periodic law until 1869, so no element becomes 'periodic' until after that date -- hardly 'ancient'.
The seven metals known to the ancients were associated with the known heavenly bodies, and therefore inherited their astrological symbols
Moon silver
Saturn lead
Jupiter tin
Venus copper
Mercury mercury
Mars iron
Sun gold
The two non-metallic elements known to the ancients were sulfur and carbon. Sulfur has several different alchemical symbols associated with it, but the simplest and most plausibly ancient is an equilateral triangle on its flat base with a + sign hanging from the centre of the base. About carbon I have no idea.
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Who is the scientist who first proposed the use of chemical symbols?
No single scientist has devised the symbols of the elements. An organization called the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has determined the symbols of the elements on the Periodic Table.
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
Do all symbols of elements have greek names?
No. Most of the symbols for elements are derived from their names in English. Most of the elements were not even known in ancient Greece.
What are the chemical symbols of a highlighter?
Only chemical elements have chemical symbols.
How are symbols used to represent elements in a periodic table?
Symbols are the short forms to represent elements. Each element will have a unique symbol.
Who is the scientist who first proposed the use of chemical symbols?
No single scientist has devised the symbols of the elements. An organization called the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has determined the symbols of the elements on the Periodic Table.
Who invented symbols of elements?
It could be Jons Jakob Berzeliis Jon Jakob Berzelius devised the system using letters of the alphabet as chemical symbols in 1813.
Who devised the system for using symbols for the element?
jons jakobberzelius
How many elements are listed on the periodic table that has symbols for them?
All the elements listed on periodic table has symbols for them.There are total 118 elements in periodic table.
Where do the symbols of elements derived?
Symbols of chemical elements are derived from the chemical name.
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
Why do some element have unusual letter for their symbols?
some elements do not use their first letters of their English names as their symbols. The symbols for these elements may come from the names of the elements in a different language.
What is the process of creating the chemical formula of a binary and oxyacids from a given name?
symbols of the elements symbols of the elements
Who devised a systematic arrangement of elements based on increasing atomic no?
dr. kent`s devised a systematic arrangement of increasing atomic number
What do chemical symbols indicate?
Chemical symbols indicate elements.
What is symbols used for?
Chemical symbols are used to represent elements.
What are elements written with?
symbols
