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Worksheets2.3 Chemical Symbols
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a chemical symbol?
A type of chemical reaction
A shorthand way of referring to a specific chemical element
A type of chemical compound
A form of chemical bonding
What is the chemical symbol for iron and where does it come from?
Fe, from the Latin name for iron, ferrum
Ir, from the English name for iron
Fe, from the German name for iron
Io, from the Spanish name for iron
How should a one-letter chemical symbol be written?
With a number
With a lowercase letter
With a combination of capital and lowercase letters
With a capital letter
How should a two-letter chemical symbol be written?
With two capital letters
With two lowercase letters
With a capital letter followed by a lowercase letter
With a lowercase letter followed by a capital letter
Element name Au
Silver
Gold
Magnesium
August
Symbol for Magnesium
Ma
Mn
Ms
Mg
Element name C
Calcium
Caesium
Carbon
Cobalt
Symbol for Lithium?
L
Li
Lt
Lh
Name of Na
Salt
Sulphur
Sodium
Nitrogen
Symbol for Oxygen
O
Ox
Oy
On
Symbol for Calcium
C
Cl
Ca
Cm
He
What is the name of the chemical element with the symbol “K”?
Krypton
Berkelium
Potassium
Chromium
What is the name of the chemical element with the symbol “W”?
Dubnium
Tungsten
Lawrencium
Europium
What is the name of the chemical element with the symbol “W”?
Dubnium
Tungsten
Lawrencium
Europium
What is the name of the chemical element with the symbol “Pb”?
Antimony
Silicon
Titanium
Lead
Chemical symbol for gold
G
Go
Gl
Au
Some elements have symbols that are simply the first letters of their name:
O C N
What are the elements indicated by these letters?
Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Cobalt
Nitrogen
Ozone
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Nickel
Some elements have symbols that come from the first and second or first and third letters of their names:
Ca Mg Ne
What are the elements indicated by these letters?
Carbon
Magnesium
Nitrogen
Calcium
Magnesium
Nylon
Calcium
Magnesium
Neon
Carbon
Manganise
Neon
There are also some elements that have symbols that are not linked to their names.
Pb Au
What are the elements indicated by these letters?
Lithium
Gold
Potasium
Amber
Lead
Gold
Argon
Iron
