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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.
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What are the chemical symbols on the periodic table?
It's easier to navigate the periodic table and write chemical equations and formulae once you know the symbols for the elements. However, sometimes it's easy to confuse symbols of elements with similar names. Other elements have symbols that don't seem to relate to their names at all! For these elements, the symbol usually refers to an older element name that isn't used any more. Here's an alphabetical list of element symbols with the corresponding element name. Keep in mind that the names for the elements (and their symbols) may be different in languages other than English.
How many letter symbols can an element have?
Most elements have either 1 or 2 letters but some elements such as Ununpentium, have 3 (Uup)
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".
Explain why some element symbols do not correspond with the first initials of their given element name?
Some were were given symbols from their names in other languages.
Is a chemical element the one or two letters used to represent an element?
It depends on the element. Hydrogen is one letter(H), but gold is 2 (Au). You should use how many ever letters are used to represent the element on the periodic table.
Do element symbols always contain the first letter of the English name?
No. Some symbols are based on the element's name in some other language (usually, but not always, Latin). For example tungsten's symbol is W, from its German name Wolfram, while iron's symbol is Fe, from its Latin name ferrum.
Why do some chemical symbols not fit withe the element name on the periodic table?
The Latin name of the element was the model.
Why is that sometimes an element symbol is not the first letter of its name?
Some of the chemical symbols are derived from element names in foreign languages, especially Latin.
What do letters in the boxes in the periodic table represent?
They are the symbols for the elements . Often they are some of the letters of the English name.For example, Si means Silicon. Silver cannot be Si as well. Therefore, we use the Latin translation, Argentium, to create Ag.
What is one of the best ways to describe element?
The short way of writing the name of an element is by using a letter which is referred to as the symbol. Some examples of symbols include hydrogen is H, oxygen is O2, neon is Ne and so many more.
Why do the symbols for some elements not match the full name of the element?
Because you were a mistake and that's why your father resents you
Why do some element have symbol that are different from the English name of the elements?
Some like iron (fe) take thier symbols from the Latin names
