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What group of early experimenters used symbols to identify certain elements?
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Are chemical symbols placed in a certain way in a chemical formula?
more electropositive element first, followed by electronegative elements
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
How can the number of elements be identified within a compound?
Count the different chemical symbols in a compound's chemical formula to identify the number of elements. For instance, in the formula for sucrose (table sugar) C12H22O11 there are three elements -- C, H, and O. These represent carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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.
What is one one or two letters that identify an element?
The letters that identify elements , are called Symbols.
Do symbols identify which elements are present in a chmical formula?
Yes, it is true.
How you can easily identify elements from compounds through its chemical formula?
Each chemical element has a specific chemical symbol; see the link below for the list of chemical elements with symbols.
What is the abbreation of He on the periodic table?
He is the chemical symbol for Helium. In the periodic table we use the chemical symbols to identify elements easily because some elements have rather long names.
Why are there certain letters on the periodic table help?
The letters on the periodic table are the chemical symbols of the chemical elements.
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.
Are chemical symbols placed in a certain way in a chemical formula?
more electropositive element first, followed by electronegative elements
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
Where can you go to identify symbols?
The internet
Why can we identify symbols?
Because we created them
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.
