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Why is Polonium's symbol Po?
Polonium got is symbol (Po) from the first two letters of its name. Polonium was named after the nation of Poland by its discoverers Marie and Pierre Curie.
What is the symbol for He in the periodic table?
The name of the element with symbol 'He' is Helium. It has got 2 Protons and two neutrons in the nucleus and 2 electrons moving around it. It is first in the series of 'Nobel' gases. Others being Neon, Argon, Krypton,Xenon and Radon.
Why and how did get its chemical symbol?
Some of them got their symbol from their Latin name.
Which information is included in each square of the periodic table of element?
Atomic MassAtomic NumberSymbol
What is the chemical name for the element Fe?
Fe is Iron. It isn't 'Ir' because they got Fe from iron's Latin name, ferum. It also can't be 'Ir' because Ir is already the symbol for another element, iridium.
How did lithium get its chemical symbol?
Lithium got its chemical symbol from the first two letters of its name.
Why is Ag the symbol for the element silver?
Silver, symbol Ag, is for argentum, which is "silver" in Latin See the Related Questions link for how the elements got their names and symbols.
What was the name polonium had before it got named?
Dimitri Mendeleev predicted this element and named dvi-tellurium; Curie called the new element polonium with the chemical symbol Po. Some polonium isotopes had during the time different names today obsolete.
How plutonium got its symbol?
Plutonium chemical symbol is formed from the first and third letters of name - Pu.
What is the orgin of the name for the element Neptunium?
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
Where did Uranium how got its name?
The name of the chemical element is derived from the name of the planet Uranus.This name was chosen by Klaproth.
Why is the symbol for bromine BR on the periodic table?
While giving symbols to the elements the first letter of the name of the element was used. But in case of two or more elements with same initial the next elements were given symbols containing first two letters. Since boron has symbol B, so bromine got the symbol Br.
