Element symbol quiz
Ten questions each round. Pick the right answer from four.
Which elements?
Tips for learning symbols
- Start with the first 20 elements. School courses usually expect these by heart.
- Most symbols are the first letter, or the first letter and one more, of the English name: C for carbon, Ca for calcium, Cl for chlorine.
- Eleven symbols come from Latin or German names, such as Na for sodium and Fe for iron. Learn those as a separate set.
- The first letter is always a capital and the second is always small. Co is cobalt, but CO is a compound of carbon and oxygen.
- Short daily practice works better than one long session.
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