Coalgate Public Schools - Elements and Symbols Study Guide

Elements and Symbols Study Guide

Symbols are to be capitalized and printed in block lettering.

All second letters of symbols are to be printed in lower case. This does not mean short capital letters.

The name of the element does not have to be capitalized.

Be sure that you write your letters carefully. Close the tops of lower case “a” so that they are not confused with lower case “u.” Make sure upper case “V” have a point on the bottom and upper case “U” do not have a point on the bottom. Putting a tail on the “U” makes it a lot easier to tell the difference.

Block lettering is as it appears in this document. NO cursive is acceptable. You MUST write these symbols correctly to be understood in all areas of use.

Life Science (C2)		Life Science (C8)		Physical Science (C4)
Al	Aluminum	Sb	Antimony	Am	Americium
Ar	Argon	As	Arsenic	Bk	Berkelium
Be	Beryllium	At	Astatine	Cf	Californium
B	Boron	Ba	Barium	Ce	Cerium
Ca	Calcium	Bi	Bismuth	Cr	Chromium
C	Carbon	Bh	Bohrium	Cn	Copernicium
Cl	Chlorine	Br	Bromine	Cm	Curium
Db	Dubnium	Cd	Cadmium	Es	Einsteinium
F	Fluorine	Cs	Cesium	Eu	Europium
Ga	Gallium	Co	Cobalt	Fm	Fermium
Hf	Hafnium	Cu	Copper	Fr	Francium
He	Helium	Ds	Darmstadtium	Ge	Germanium
H	Hydrogen	Au	Gold	Hs	Hassium
I	Iodine	In	Indium	Ir	Iridium
Fe	Iron	Kr	Krypton	Lr	Lawrencium
Li	Lithium	Pb	Lead	Mt	Meitnerium
Mg	Magnesium	Mn	Manganese	Md	Mendelevium
Ne	Neon	Hg	Mercury	Np	Neptunium
Ni	Nickel	Mo	Molybdenum	No	Nobelium
N	Nitrogen	Po	Polonium	Pd	Palladium
O	Oxygen	Ra	Radium	Pt	Platinum
P	Phosphorus	Rn	Radon	Pu	Plutonium
K	Potassium	Rb	Rubidium	Rg	Roentgenium
Rf	Rutherfordium	Sg	Seaborgium	Ru	Ruthenium
Si	Silicon	Se	Selenium	Sc	Scandium
Na	Sodium	Ag	Silver	Sr	Strontium
S	Sulfur	Th	Thorium	Te	Tellurium
Tl	Thallium	Sn	Tin	V	Vanadium
U	Uranium	Ti	Titanium	Yb	Ytterbium
Zn	Zinc	W	Tungsten	Y	Yttrium
		Xe	Xenon	Zr	Zirconium