SYMBOLS OF ELEMENTS

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 SYMBOL :-

It is defined as an abbreviation (short hand sign) for the full name of an element. 

Ex :- Hydrogen is represented by the symbol 'H'

Oxygen is represented by the symbol 'O' 

The first letter of the symbol is always capital while the second one is always small. 

Ex :- Symbol of Nickel is 'Ni' not 'NI'. 

List of some Elements 

1- Hydrogen                     H

2- Helium                          He

3- Lithium                         Li

4- Beryllium                     Be

5- Boron                             B

6- Carbon                           C

7- Nitrogen                        N

8- Oxygen                          O

9- Fluorine                         F

10- Neon                             Ne

11- Sodium                        Na

12- Magnesium                 Mg

13- Aluminum                   Al

14- Silicon                          Si

15- Phosphorus                  P

16- Sulphur                         S

17- Chlorine                       Cl

18- Argon                            Ar

19- Potassium                     K

20- Calcium                       Ca

21- Scandium                    Sc

22- Titanium                     Ti

23- Vanadium                    V

24- Chromium                   Cr

25- Manganese                  Mn

26- Iron                               Fe

27- Cobalt                          Co

28- Nickel                           Ni

29- Copper                         Cu

30- Zinc                              Zn

SYMBOLS FROM LATIN NAMES 

ELEMENTS           LATIN NAMES         SYMBOL 

Antimony                Stibium                     Sb

Copper                     Cuprum                     Cu

Gold                          Aurum                       Au

Iron                           Ferrum                      Fe

Lead                          Plumbum                  Pb

Mercury                   Hydrargyrum           Hg

Potassium                 Kalium                       K

Silver                         Argentum                  Ag

Sodium                     Natrium                     Na

Tin                             Stannum                    Sn

Tungsten                   Wolfram                   W

SIGNIFICANCE OF A SYMBOL :-

A symbol of an element has qualitative and quantitative significance. 

Qualitative :- It gives the name of an element. 

Ex :- 'O' stands for oxygen, 'S' stands for Sulphur etc. 

Quantitative :- It represents ---

i) One atom of an element

ii) The number of parts by mass of an element. 

iii) One gram atom of an element. 

Ex :- "S" represents -- 

i) One atom of sulphur. 

ii) 32 parts by mass of sulphur. 

iii) One gram atom of sulphur   i.e 32 grams. 


 









 

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