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Why do some element have symbol that are different from the English name of the elements?
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∙ 8y ago
Some like iron (fe) take thier symbols from the Latin names
Dimitri Welch
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Is xenons symbol different from its English name?
No, the symbol is made from the first two letters of the element's name.
On the periodic table of elements what is the name of the element with the symbol H?
Hydrogen! :)
What elements are in gold?
Gold is an element itself, with the symbol Au on the periodic table of elements.
What is the element for phosphorus?
The symbol on the periodic table of the elements for phosphorus is: K.
Why did helium get its symbol?
Helium, along with the other elements, gets its symbol from the Latin and not from English.
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.
Is xenons symbol different from its English name?
No, the symbol is made from the first two letters of the element's name.
How can you tell if elements are isotopes when looking at several nuclear symbols of the same element?
You must check the mass number (A) - its place in the element's symbol (E) is: AE If A is different in the showed elements that means the these are different isotopes.
What elements have a entirely different symbol than the element?
copper and gold, potassium, iron sodium these are some
Which fire element changed the reference symbol from a triangle to a tetrahedron for identifying the different elements?
Chemical Reaction
What is the element symbol for glycogen?
Glycogen is not an element and it has no element symbol.
What element starts with w?
There are no elements that begin with the letter W in the English language. However, the symbol for tungsten (74) is "W."
What elements chemical symbol is Nd?
Nd is the chemical symbol for the element Neodymium.
What Elements are in sodium?
Sodium is an element, symbol Na
What do you call the letters that represent an elements?
element symbol
What is method of listing the element of a set?
The symbol of the elements is £
What do you call the letters that represent elements?
element symbol
