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118 Elements and Their Symbols and Atomic Numbers

118 Elements and Their Symbols and Atomic Numbers

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:12 PM IST

The timeline of materials is widely used in the field of Chemistry to find the concept of chemical objects arranged in a way that shows the timing of chemical 118 elements and their symbols and atomic numbers. However, a periodic table shows only an item mark and not its full name.

Most of the symbols are similar to the name of the elements name, but there are certain symbols of objects with Latin roots. Its example is the silver described by Ag which is derived from its Latin name "Argentum". One such example would be the 'Fe' and symbol used to represent the metal and could be associated with the Latin word iron, "Ferrum".

The following is a comprehensive list of triangular numbers: 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, 78, 78, 91, 105, 120,136, 153, 171, 190, etc

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Atomic number

118 elements and their symbols and atomic numbers are arranged from left to right and top to bottom in order of increasing atomic number. In the modern periodic table, the elements names and symbols are listed in order of increasing atomic number. Order generally coincides with increasing atomic mass. The rows are called periods. In a periodic table arranged in order of increasing atomic number, elements and symbols having similar chemical properties naturally line up in the same group.

The current table, today, contains a total of as element 118 elements and their symbols and atomic numbers. Since the names of the elements can be long and complex to use, these are indicated by using a symbol. Each item has a unique symbol.

What Does the symbol of an element Mean?

A sign or symbol is a note usually consisting of one or two letters that are used to represent a chemical object. There are also 3-character symbols. These are things that have just been merged and so-called for a while. There are some rules for marking. The first letter of the mark is usually capitalized while the second (or third) letter is usually written in small letters. Eg. - Ca for Calcium, He for Helium etc. If an item mark contains only one letter, it is always capitalized.

NCERT Chemistry Notes :

Eg. -Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O) etc.

Symbols are often used to represent objects in a timeline. The chemical formula and proportions must also be used for those properties.

The following table provides a list of 118 elements and their symbols and atomic numbers and the number of atoms.

Periodic table of elements with names and their symbols(List of elements)

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Chemistry periodic table/Chemical Chart:

Name of the chemical elements symbols

Name of the Alement
Symbol of the Element
Atomic Number
Hydrogen
H
1
Helium
He
2
Lithium
Li
3
Beryllium
Be
4
Boron
B
5
Carbon
C
6
Nitrogen
N
7
Oxygen
O
8
Fluorine
F
9
Neon
Ne
10
Sodium
Na
11
Magnesium
Mg
12
Aluminium
Al
13
Silicon
Si
14
Phosphorus
P
15
Sulfur
S
16
Chlorine
Cl
17
Argon
Ar
18
Potassium
K
19
Calcium
Ca
20
Scandium
Sc
21
Titanium
Ti
22
Vanadium
V
23
Chromium
Cr
24
Manganese
Mn
25
Iron
Fe
26
Cobalt
Co
27
Nickel
Ni
28
Copper
Cu
29
Zinc
Zn
30
Gallium
Ga
31
Germanium
Ge
32
Arsenic
As
33
Selenium
Se
34
Bromine
Br
35
Krypton
Kr
36
Rubidium
Rb
37
Strontium
Sr
38
Yttrium
Y
39
Zirconium
Zr
40
Niobium
Nb
41
Molybdenum
Mo
42
Technetium
Tc
43
Ruthenium
Ru
44
Rhodium
Rh
45
Palladium
Pd
46
Silver
Ag
47
Cadmium
Cd
48
Indium
In
49
Tin
Sn
50
Antimony
Sb
51
Tellurium
Te
52
Iodine
I
53
Xenon
Xe
54
Cesium
Cs
55
Barium
Ba
56
Lanthanum
La
57
Cerium
Ce
58
Praseodym-


ium
Pr
59
Neodymium
Nd
60
Promethium
Pm
61
Samarium
Sm
62
Europium
Eu
63
Gadolinium
Gd
64
Terbium
Tb
65
Dysprosium
Dy
66
Holmium
Ho
67
Erbium
Er
68
Thulium
Tm
69
Ytterbium
Yb
70
Lutetium
Lu
71
Hafnium
Hf
72
Tantalum
Ta
73
Tungsten
W
74
Rhenium
Re
75
Osmium
Os
76
Iridium
Ir
77
Platinum
Pt
78
Gold
Au
79
Mercury
Hg
80
Thallium
Tl
81
Lead
Pb
82
Bismuth
Bi
83
Polonium
Po
84
Astatine
At
85
Radon
Rn
86
Francium
Fr
87
Radium
Ra
88
Actinium
Ac
89
Thorium
Th
90
Protactinium
Pa
91
Uranium
U
92
Neptunium
Np
93
Plutonium
Pu
94
Americium
Am
95
Curium
Cm
96
Berkelium
Bk
97
Californium
Cf
98
Einsteinium
Es
99
Fermium
Fm
100
Mendelevium
Md
101
Nobelium
No
102
Lawrencium
Lr
103
Rutherfordium
Rf
104
Dubnium
Db
105
Seaborgium
Sg
106
Bohrium
Bh
107
Hassium
Hs
108
Meitnerium
Mt
109
Darmstadtium
Ds
110
Roentgenium
Rg
111
Copernicium
Cn
112
Nihonium
Nh
113
Flerovium
Fl
114
Moscovium
Mc
115
Livermorium
Lv
116
Tennessine
Ts
117
Oganesson
Og
118

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the symbol used for lead?

Pb represents lead

2. Give the atomic number of Pb?

Pb atomic number is 82

3. What Pd represents?

Palladium

4. Classify the following as metals, non-metals and metalloid O, Pb, Ge, Se, Pd, Sb ?

Non-metal:O, Se

Metal: Pb, Pd

Metalloid: Sb, Ge

5. Which element is represented by Sb?

Antimony, which is a metalloid is represented by the symbol Sb

6. Give the list of 6 metalloids that are recognised commonly?

Boron (B) , silicon (Si), germanium(Ge), arsenic(As), antimony(Sb), and tellurium(Te)

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