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What is the importance of having a symbol for the name of the element?
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∙ 12y ago
Symbols are used when showing the molecular structure of a substance, for example the molecular structure of water is H2O meaning that it has 2 hydrogen atoms (H) and 1 oxygen atoms (O)
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What is the name of the element having the chemical symbol N?
Nitrogen
What is the element name and chemical symbol of Cobalt?
Cobalt already is an element name; its symbol is Co.
What is a symbol on a periodic table?
Symbol describes an element. It notates name of element.
How did the element xenon get its symbol?
The symbol comprises the first two letters of the element's name.
Is symbol for an element always the first letter of its name?
Every element has a one or two (or three, if the element doesn't have an official name yet) letter symbol.
On the periodic table of elements what is the name of the element with the symbol H?
Hydrogen! :)
What does the symbol inside an elements square mean?
The symbol of an element is an abbreviation for the element's name, and it is derived either from the English or the Latin name. For example: Bromine's symbol is Br. The symbol inside an element's square is the element's atomic number, or the number of protons and neutrons in the element.
How did the element lead get its symbol?
The element lead's symbol "Pb" comes from its name in Latin: Plumbum
What is the name of the element with the symbol?
helium
What is the name of the element with the symbol He?
helium
What does an element's symbol consist of?
The symbol for an element is usually the first letter of its modern name but this is often supplemented by another letter from the name to make the symbol unique. In some cases, the symbol is based on the Latin name.
What is the symbol and name of the element with Z equals 98?
symbol: Tc name: Technetium
