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Why are the symbols for the elements tungsten W sodium Na silver Ag and iron Fe seemingly unrelated to their name?
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What do the periodic table symbols mean?
A typical periodic table has the element symbol e.g. C for carbon, W for tungsten, Pb for lead etc and often has the atomic number of the element (atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus and therefore the number of electrons in a (neutral) metal atom.
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
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.
How are symbols used to represent elements in a periodic table?
Symbols are the short forms to represent elements. Each element will have a unique symbol.
Why are thieir symbols different from their names?
Symbols come from latin names of the elements. Example: Tungsten(W), W stands for wolfram.
What word is spelled out by the chemical symbols for the elements tin oxygen and tungsten?
Snow. Sn is the chemical symbol for tin, O for oxygen and W for tungsten (the scientific names of tin and tungsten are Stannum and Wulfrum respectively)
Why do elements have odd symbols?
You may be referring to the elements whose symbols do not match their names. Such symbols refer to names for those elements (or something related) in other languages. Examples: Au (gold) comes from the Latin word aurum W (tungsten) comes form the Swedish word wolfram. Tungsten is still sometimes called wolfram. Na (sodium) comes from the Latin word natrium which itself may come from the Egyptian word natron. Natrium is the modern German word for sodium.
What features do these 10 elements have that no other elements have sodium potassium silver iron tungsten mercury tin gold lead and antmony?
It appears they are the ones who's symbols do not start with the first letter of their English name
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.
Why do some elements have names and symbol that do not match their English names?
Because there are languages other than English, and elements have different names in those languages. Some of the symbols are taken from those languages instead. Latin is probably the most common; it's responsible for Fe, Na, K, Cu, Ag, Au, Sn, Sb, and Pb (at least... there may be a few others I missed). Tungsten is called Wolfram in some countries, and its symbol W comes from that name.
What do the periodic table symbols mean?
A typical periodic table has the element symbol e.g. C for carbon, W for tungsten, Pb for lead etc and often has the atomic number of the element (atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus and therefore the number of electrons in a (neutral) metal atom.
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.
Elements whose names do not match their symbols?
Silver(Ag) Gold(Au) Mercury(Hg) Sodium(Na) Potassium(K) Iron(Fe) Tungsten(W) Lead(Pb) Antimony(Sb) Tin(Sn) Copper(Cu)
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
