From Atoms to Materials

Element Chemical symbol Element Chemical symbol Al uminium Al Ar gon Ar Ca lcium Ca Br omine Br Copper ( Cu prum ) Cu C arbon C Gold ( Au rum ) Au C h l orine Cl Iron ( Fe rrum ) Fe F luorine F Lead ( P lum b um ) Pb He lium He Li thium Li H ydrogen H M a g nesium Mg I odine I Mercury ( H ydrar g yrum ) Hg Ne on Ne Potassium ( K alium ) K N itrogen N Silver ( A r g entum ) Ag O xygen O Sodium ( Na trium ) Na P hosphorus P Tin ( S ta n num ) Sn Si licon Si Z i n c Zn S ulphur S Table 13.3 Chemical symbols of some elements first letter must be a capital letter second letter must be a small letter Ag Chemical symbols contain one or two letters. The first letter must be a capital letter. If there is a second letter, it must be a small letter. The Latin names of some elements are given in brackets. They are only for reference and need not be memorized. Each element is represented by a chemical symbol. 17 13 From Atoms to Materials © United Prime Educational Publishing (HK) Limited 2024 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Sample