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  2. What Is a Chemical Symbol? Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo

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    Chemical Symbol Definition. A chemical symbol is a notation of one or two letters representing a chemical element. The exceptions to the one- to two-letter symbol are the temporary element symbols assigned to designate new or to-be-synthesized elements.

  3. Chemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements; but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Element symbols for chemical elements, also known as atomic symbols, normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised.

  4. Chemical symbol | Atomic Number, Element Name & Compound ...

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    Chemical symbol, short notation derived from the scientific name of a chemical element—e.g., S for sulfur and Si for silicon. Sometimes the symbol is derived from the Latin name—e.g., Au for aurum, gold, and Na for natrium, sodium. The present chemical symbols express the systematizing of chemistry.

  5. 2.3 Atomic Structure and Symbolism - Chemistry 2e - OpenStax

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    Chemical Symbols. A chemical symbol is an abbreviation that we use to indicate an element or an atom of an element. For example, the symbol for mercury is Hg (Figure 2.13). We use the same symbol to indicate one atom of mercury (microscopic domain) or to label a container of many atoms of the element mercury (macroscopic domain).

  6. 4.5: Chemical Symbols and the Atomic Number - Chemistry ...

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    Chemical Symbol. A chemical symbol is a one- or two-letter designation of an element. Some examples of chemical symbols are O for oxygen, Zn for zinc, and Fe for iron. The first letter of a symbol is always capitalized. If the symbol contains two letters, the second letter is lower case.

  7. 2.1: Chemical Symbols and Formulas - Chemistry LibreTexts

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    A chemical symbol is a one- or two-letter designation of an element. Some examples of chemical symbols are \(\ce{O}\) for oxygen, \(\ce{Zn}\) for zinc, and \(\ce{Fe}\) for iron. The first letter of a symbol is always capitalized.

  8. 2.15: Chemical Symbols and Formulas - Chemistry LibreTexts

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    A chemical symbol is a one- or two-letter designation of an element. Some examples of chemical symbols are O O for oxygen, Zn Zn for zinc, and Fe Fe for iron. The first letter of a symbol is always capitalized. If the symbol contains two letters, the second letter is lower case.