I think that just like most things in the olden days periodic table has been written in Latin .
The symbol for helium is He. The symbol for mercury is Hg.
Hg is the chemical symbol for mercury
Hg is Mercury's symbol
This question answers itself: "Hg" is the chemical symbol for the element mercury.
Hg is the chemical symbol of mercury.
We use Hg as the symbol. Atomic number of Hg is 80.
Silver(Ag) Gold(Au) Mercury(Hg) Sodium(Na) Potassium(K) Iron(Fe) Tungsten(W) Lead(Pb) Antimony(Sb) Tin(Sn) Copper(Cu)
There are no elements whose symbol does not match their name -- in some language! The elements known to the ancients all match their latin names: Pb = plumbum = lead. Sn = stannum = tin. Cu = cuprum = copper. Au = aurum = gold Ag = argentum = silver Hg = hydrargyrum = mercury A few more recently discovered elements also match their latin names: Na = natrium = sodium K = kalium = potassium -- actually this name originally derives from the Arabic "al kali" -- recognize it? Sb = stibium = antimony One element has a symbol that matches its German name: W = Wolfram = tungsten I guess that makes about 10 elements whose symbol does not match their English name. Hope I have not forgotten any!
The chemical symbol for mercury is Hg. The atomic number for the element is 80. It is one of the only liquid elements on the table.
On the Periodic Table, the symbol for Mercury is "Hg." It comes from the Latin/Greek word, "hydrargyrum".
Hg is the chemical symbol for the element mercury.
Mercury