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Most elements have either 1 or 2 letters but some elements such as Ununpentium, have 3 (Uup)
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Who approves element names and symbols?
It is all aproved by Harvard university.
What element combine to make propane answer in symbols?
The elements that must combine to make propane are C and H, using symbols. These are carbon and hydrogen, respectively.
A ________________________ uses chemical symbols to represent the atoms of an element and their ratios in a chemical compound.?
chemical formula
Is P4 an element compound or molecule?
Note that there is only one capitalized letter in the formula, s o it is an element
What the name and symbols of two element found in all silicate mineral?
Si (Silicon) and O (Oxygen)
How is using symbols how can you distinguish between two different element if both start with the same letter?
Many chemical elements have a two letter symbol.
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.
What is a 1 to 3 letter code used to represent an element?
They are called symbols.
Why are there a few elements that have 3 letter symbols?
scientists haven't figured out that element.
How many words can be made from element symbols?
over 3600
What do you call the letter or group of letters that represents an element on the periodic table?
An element is represented by a Capital letter or a capital and small letter like: C or Na. Get is CNA HAAHAHaha
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.
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.
What is an element's 'symbol'?
element symbols are abbreviation of elements name like gold's symbol is Au. always first letter is cap. and second is lowered i hope this helped you.
What is meant by term symbols?
The symbols of a chemical element are abbreviations that are used to denote a chemical element. Typically, they are one or two letters long with the first letter (only) capitalised; temporary names are three letters long.
What are the similiarities of all the symbols on the periodic table of elements?
In the case of symbols, the first letter will be capitalized. Other that than there is no general similarity and each element has different symbol.
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.
