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Common Element Names and Symbols

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fluorine

a)

F

b)

Fl

c)

Fu

d)

Fo

2.

Who was this Swedish chemist who used letters as chemical symbols of elements?

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Jons Jakob Berzelius

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner

3.

'Argentum' is the Latin name of the symbol of which metallic element?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Gold

c)

Mercury

d)

Silver

4.

How many elements have a single-letter chemical symbol?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

5.

How many elements have chemical symbols different from their names?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

6.

Four new elements have been added to the modern periodic table as of 2016, thereby completing the 7th period. Which one is element 115?

a)

Nihonium (Nh)

b)

Moscovium (Mc)

c)

Tennessine (Ts)

d)

Oganesson (Og)

7.

Calcium

a)

Cl

b)

Ca

c)

C

d)

Cm

8.

Gold

a)

Go

b)

Gl

c)

AU

d)

Au

9.

Pb

a)

Gold

b)

Lead

c)

peanut butter

d)

Paribium

10.

Nickel

a)

Ni

b)

N

c)

Nl

d)

Nc

11.

Iodine

a)

Ie

b)

I

c)

Id

d)

Io

12.

Aluminum

a)

A

b)

Al

c)

Am

d)

Au

13.

Mg

a)

Manganese

b)

Mangium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Manzanium

14.

Xenon

a)

Xe

b)

X

c)

Xn

d)

Xo

15.

Which of the following elements has the chemical symbol 'K'?

a)

Krypton

b)

Potassium

c)

Kobalt

d)

Kadmium