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A way to know what this means is to know that the reason being is because it is a Isotope. An istotope is something that has too many nuetrons or more than one nuetron. So that is what they call it...
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∙ 10y agoElements do not properly have more than one symbol, which is in international use. If the questioner means "why do some elements have single letter symbols, while others have two letter symbols?", one answer is simply that there are not enough single letter symbols: only 26 distinct letters to provide symbols for more than four times as many elements. In contrast, there are 26X25 or 650 distinct combinations of two letters without repetition.
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Elements are represented by what?
Their symbol, atomic weight, and atomic number.
What are the 4 things that the elements in the p-block contains?
It contains the symbols, atomic number, atomic name and the real name of the elements.
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 the symbols for some elements seem to bear no relationship to the name for the element?
Some symbols are abbreviations for the Latin name for an element. For example, iron is Fe, Latin for "ferrum".
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.
Do some elements have several symbols?
yes
Why do some symbols have one letter some have two letters and some have three letters?
Elements are give symbols consisting of letters, and these are related to the names of the elements (in some language at some date). There are 26 letters in many alphabets, but more than four times that number of elements. So it is necessary to use some mechanism to distinguish among elements with names that start with the same letter. Adding numbers is done to designate the number of atoms in a compound, the isotope, and so on. The best solutions is to use pairs of letters for most elements.
How are the symbols for the elements lined up?
According to their atomic number
Elements are represented by what?
Their symbol, atomic weight, and atomic number.
How can specific elements be identified in the periodic chart?
element symbols, atomic number and atomic mass, or even color on some tables.
What are some compounds and their symbols?
Compounds do not have symbols. Elements have symbols. Compounds have formulas (Latin formulae) that consist of a number of symbols for elements and ions.Some examples:Water - H2O (hydrogen and oxygen)Hydrochloric acid - HCl (hydrogen and chlorine)Table salt - NaCl (sodium and chlorine)Bleach/sodium hypochlorite - NaClO (sodium, chlorine, and oxygen)
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.
What are the 4 things that the elements in the p-block contains?
It contains the symbols, atomic number, atomic name and the real name of the elements.
Why do the symbols for some elements such iron seem to have no relationship to their name?
The symbols of such elements are based on their Latin names. For example, the symbol Fe for iron comes from the Latin ferrum, meaning iron.
Where can you find the symbols of elements?
On the table of elements.
