presentation on chemical symbols
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Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry for chemical elements, functional groups, and chemical compounds. Element symbols for chemical elements normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalized.
Chemical symbol Name of Element Atomic No Origin of Symbol
Ac Actinium 89
Ag Silver 47 From the Latin Argentumwhich originally meant shining metal
Al Aluminium 13
Am Americium 95
Ar Argon 18
As Arsenic 33
At Astatine 85
Au Gold 79 From the Latin Aurum which originally meant yellow
B Boron 5
Ba Barium 56
Be Beryllium 4
Bh Bhorium 107
Bi Bismuth 83
Bk Berkelium 97
Br Bromine 35
C Carbon 6
Ca Calcium 20
Cd Cadmium 48
Ce Cerium 58
Cf Californium 98
Cl Chlorine 17
Cm Curium 96
Co Cobalt 27
Cr Chromium 24
Cs Caesium 55
Cu Copper 29 From Cuprum, the Latin name for Cyprus, the Roman source of copper
Ds Darmstadtium 110
Db Dubnium 105
Dy Dysprosium 66
Er Erbium 68
Es Einsteinium 99
Eu Europium 63
F Fluorine 9
Fe Iron 26 From Ferrum, the Latin name for iron
Fm Fermium 100
Fr Francium 87
Ga Gallium 31
Gd Gadolinium 64
Ge Germanium 32
H Hydrogen 1
He Helium 2
Hf Hafnium 72
Hg Mercury 80 From the Latin Hydragyrummeaning liquid silver
Ho Holmium 67
Hs Hassium 108
I Iodine 53
In Indium 49
Ir Iridium 77
K Potassium 19 From the Latin Kaliummeaning alkali
Kr Krypton 36
La Lanthanum 57
Li Lithium 3
Lr Lawrencium 103
Lu Lutetium 71
Md Mendelevium 101
Mg Magnesium 12
Mn Manganese 25
Mo Molybdenum 42
Mt Meitnerium 109
N Nitrogen 7
Na Sodium 11 From Natrium, the Latin namefor sodium carbonate
Nb Niobium 41
Nd Neodymium 60
Ne Neon 10
Ni Nickel 28
No Nobelium 102
Np Neptunium 93
O Oxygen 8
Os Osmium 76
P Phosphorus 15
Pa Protactinium 91
Pb Lead 82 From the Latin Plumbummeaning soft white metal
Pd Palladium 46
Pm Promethium 61
Po Polonium 84
Pr Praseodymium 59
Pt Platinum 78
Pu Plutonium 94
Ra Radium 88
Rb Rubidium 37
Re Rhenium 75
Rf Rutherfordium 104
Rg Roentgenium 111
Rh Rhodium 45
Rn Radon 86
Ru Ruthenium 44
S Sulphur 16
Sb Antimony 51 From the Latin Stibiummeaning cosmetic powder
Sc Scandium 21
Se Selenium 34
Sg Seaborgium 106
Si Silicon 14
Sm Samarium 62
Sn Tin 50 From Stannum, the Latin word for tin
Sr Strontium 38
Ta Tantalum 73
Tb Terbium 65
Tc Technetium 43
Te Tellurium 52
Th Thorium 90
Ti Titanium 22
Tl Thallium 81
Tm Thulium 69
U Uranium 92
V Vanadium 23
W Tungsten 74 From Wolfram, an old name for the element derived from its ore, Wolframite
Xe Xenon 54
Y Yttrium 39
Yb Ytterbium 70
Zn Zinc 30
Zr Zirconium 40