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Ac
   is the chemical symbol for   
Actinium

Ag
   is the chemical symbol for   
Silver
Symbol comes from latin name: Argentum


Al
   is the chemical symbol for   
Aluminium

Am
   is the chemical symbol for   
Americium

Ar
   is the chemical symbol for   
Argon
Argon is odorless and makes up more than 1% of the Earth's atmosphere


As
   is the chemical symbol for   
Arsenic

At
   is the chemical symbol for   
Astatine

Au
   is the chemical symbol for   
Gold
Symbol comes from latin name: Aurum


Ba
   is the chemical symbol for   
Barium

B
   is the chemical symbol for   
Boron

Be
   is the chemical symbol for   
Beryllium

Bh
   is the chemical symbol for   
Bohrium

Bi
   is the chemical symbol for   
Bismuth

Bk
   is the chemical symbol for   
Berkelium

Br
   is the chemical symbol for   
Bromine

Ca
   is the chemical symbol for   
Calcium

C
   is the chemical symbol for   
Carbon

Cd
   is the chemical symbol for   
Cadmium

Ce
   is the chemical symbol for   
Cerium

Cf
   is the chemical symbol for   
Californium

Cl
   is the chemical symbol for   
Chlorine

Cm
   is the chemical symbol for   
Curium

Co
   is the chemical symbol for   
Cobalt

Cr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Chromium

Cs
   is the chemical symbol for   
Caesium
The variant spelling cesium is sometimes used, especially in North American English, but caesium is the spelling used by the IUPAC, although since 1993 it has recognized cesium as a variant as well. [wikipedia]


Cu
   is the chemical symbol for   
Copper
Named after the island of Cyprus


Db
   is the chemical symbol for   
Dubnium

Ds
   is the chemical symbol for   
Darmstadtium

Dy
   is the chemical symbol for   
Dysprosium

Er
   is the chemical symbol for   
Erbium

Es
   is the chemical symbol for   
Einsteinium

Eu
   is the chemical symbol for   
Europium

Fe
   is the chemical symbol for   
Iron
Symbol comes from latin name: Ferrum


F
   is the chemical symbol for   
Fluorine

Fm
   is the chemical symbol for   
Fermium

Fr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Francium

Ga
   is the chemical symbol for   
Gallium

Gd
   is the chemical symbol for   
Gadolinium

Ge
   is the chemical symbol for   
Germanium

He
   is the chemical symbol for   
Helium

Hf
   is the chemical symbol for   
Hafnium

Hg
   is the chemical symbol for   
Mercury
Symbol comes from a latinized-greek name: Hydrargyrum. Hydrargyrum literally means watery/quick silver.


H
   is the chemical symbol for   
Hydrogen

Ho
   is the chemical symbol for   
Holmium

Hs
   is the chemical symbol for   
Hassium

I
   is the chemical symbol for   
Iodine

In
   is the chemical symbol for   
Indium

Ir
   is the chemical symbol for   
Iridium

K
   is the chemical symbol for   
Potassium
Symbol comes from latin name: Kalium


Kr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Krypton

La
   is the chemical symbol for   
Lanthanum

Li
   is the chemical symbol for   
Lithium

Lr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Lawrencium

Lu
   is the chemical symbol for   
Lutetium

Md
   is the chemical symbol for   
Mendelevium

Mg
   is the chemical symbol for   
Magnesium

Mn
   is the chemical symbol for   
Manganese

Mo
   is the chemical symbol for   
Molybdenum

Mt
   is the chemical symbol for   
Meitnerium

Na
   is the chemical symbol for   
Sodium
Symbol comes from latin name: Natrium


Nb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Niobium

Nd
   is the chemical symbol for   
Neodymium

Ne
   is the chemical symbol for   
Neon

Ni
   is the chemical symbol for   
Nickel

N
   is the chemical symbol for   
Nitrogen

No
   is the chemical symbol for   
Nobelium

Np
   is the chemical symbol for   
Neptunium

O
   is the chemical symbol for   
Oxygen

Os
   is the chemical symbol for   
Osmium

Pa
   is the chemical symbol for   
Protactinium

Pb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Lead
Symbol comes from latin name: Plumbum.


Pd
   is the chemical symbol for   
Palladium

Pm
   is the chemical symbol for   
Promethium

Po
   is the chemical symbol for   
Polonium

P
   is the chemical symbol for   
Phosphorus

Pr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Praseodymium

Pt
   is the chemical symbol for   
Platinum

Pu
   is the chemical symbol for   
Plutonium

Ra
   is the chemical symbol for   
Radium

Rb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Rubidium

Re
   is the chemical symbol for   
Rhenium

Rf
   is the chemical symbol for   
Rutherfordium

Rg
   is the chemical symbol for   
Roentgenium
Named after Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered x-rays.


Rh
   is the chemical symbol for   
Rhodium

Rn
   is the chemical symbol for   
Radon

Ru
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ruthenium

Sb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Antimony
Symbol comes from latin name: Stibium


Sc
   is the chemical symbol for   
Scandium

Se
   is the chemical symbol for   
Selenium

Sg
   is the chemical symbol for   
Seaborgium

Si
   is the chemical symbol for   
Silicon

Sm
   is the chemical symbol for   
Samarium

Sn
   is the chemical symbol for   
Tin
Symbol comes from latin name: Stannum


Sr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Strontium

S
   is the chemical symbol for   
Sulphur

Ta
   is the chemical symbol for   
Tantalum

Tb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Terbium

Tc
   is the chemical symbol for   
Technetium

Te
   is the chemical symbol for   
Tellurium

Th
   is the chemical symbol for   
Thorium

Ti
   is the chemical symbol for   
Titanium

Tl
   is the chemical symbol for   
Thallium

Tm
   is the chemical symbol for   
Thulium

Uub
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununbium

Uuh
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununhexium

Uuo
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununoctium
A U.S. and Russian team claim to have created this synthetic superheavy element (118) on Monday 16 October 2006.


Uup
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununpentium

Uuq
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununquadium

U
   is the chemical symbol for   
Uranium

Uus
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununseptium
Temporary name of an undiscovered chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uus. [wikipedia]


Uut
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ununtrium

V
   is the chemical symbol for   
Vanadium

W
   is the chemical symbol for   
Tungsten
From the Latin name "Wolfram"


Xe
   is the chemical symbol for   
Xenon

Yb
   is the chemical symbol for   
Ytterbium

Y
   is the chemical symbol for   
Yttrium

Zn
   is the chemical symbol for   
Zinc

Zr
   is the chemical symbol for   
Zirconium



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