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What do we call the letters that represents an element on a periotic table?
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The letters are called Symbols. They represent elements on Periodic Table.
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∙ 9y agoLetters that represent element are Symbols.Symbols are short object that stands for elements.For example Radium has symbol Ra.
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What do letters in the boxes of the periodic table repsent?
The letter in the boxes are symbol of the element. It represents name of the element.
What does AS stand for in the periodic table?
As represents the element arsenic
What chemical symbol 0 represents what element?
Chemical symbol O represents the element Oxygen. Oxygen is the 8th element in the periodic table.
Who created the first periotic table of elements?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What do letters in the boxes in the periodic table represent?
They are the symbols for the elements . Often they are some of the letters of the English name.For example, Si means Silicon. Silver cannot be Si as well. Therefore, we use the Latin translation, Argentium, to create Ag.
What does the letters in the boxes in the periodic table represents?
The letter (or letters) represents the abbreviation for that element, i.e. it represents the symbol used to represent that element.
What do letters in the boxes of the periodic table repsent?
The letter in the boxes are symbol of the element. It represents name of the element.
What does k stand for in periodic table?
All symbols in the periodic table begin with UPPER CASE letters. K in the periodic table represents the element POTASSIUM.
There are eight of these in the periotic table?
noble gases
What is What is phosphorus's symbol on the periotic table?
P
What does K represent in the periodic table?
'K' represents Potassium on the periodic table. Not all the letters relate to the element in there English name, some are named after their latin name.
What does AS stand for in the periodic table?
As represents the element arsenic
What chemical symbol 0 represents what element?
Chemical symbol O represents the element Oxygen. Oxygen is the 8th element in the periodic table.
What is the only nonmetal on the left side of the periotic table?
hydrogen
What year was the periotic table published?
October 22, 1997
Who created the first periotic table of elements?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What do letters in the boxes in the periodic table represent?
They are the symbols for the elements . Often they are some of the letters of the English name.For example, Si means Silicon. Silver cannot be Si as well. Therefore, we use the Latin translation, Argentium, to create Ag.
