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Elements And Their Symbols
An element is a substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances by any chemical methods. Examples of elements include: Iron, tin, aluminum etc.
There are about 118 known elements of which 92 are naturally exiting elements and the rest are artificially made.
Symbols are modern ways of representing atoms of elements by using abbreviations. The modern symbols were developed by Berzelius in 1814.
First, He used the first letter in the name of the element.
Examples
ELEMENT SYMBOL
Hydrogen H
Boron B
Carbon C
Nitrogen N
Oxygen O
Fluorine F
Phosphorus P
Sulphur S
Iodine I
The second principle uses the first two letters.
Examples:
ELEMENTS SYMBOL
Helium He
Lithium Li
Beryllium Be
Neon Ne
Aluminum Al
Silicon Si
Argon Ar
Calcium Ca
Bromine Br
Barium Ba
The third principle is when the first letter and another letter in the name are used.
Example:
ELEMENTS SYMBOL
Magnesium Mg
Chlorine Cl
Chromium Cr
Manganese Mn
Zinc Zn
The fourth principle is the elements that derived symbols from their Latin names.
Example:
ELEMENT LATIN NAME SYMBOL
Sodium Natrium Na
Potassium Kalium K
Iron Ferrum Fe
Copper Cuprum Cu
Silver Argentum Ag
Tin Stannum Sn
Gold Aurum Au
Mercury Hydrargyrum Hg
Lead Plumbum Pb
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