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Usually, it's the first letter of the element's name, followed an additional letter if needed to avoid ambiguity. Usually the second letter of the symbol is the second letter of the name, but not always.
Note that in some cases the English name may be different from the name that was used to come up with the symbol; that's why we have Fe (Iron - Latin Ferrum) and W (Tungsten - Wolfram in several European languages).
What else can I help you with?
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
What are the 4 elements of the triangle symbols?
The four elements of the triangle symbols are fire, water, air, and earth.
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
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.
Why do the elements have symbols?
The symbols are universal and the names are different in each language
How do you get symbols of elements?
The symbol of elements can be found on a Periodic Table.
