Scientists use the periodic table to quickly refer to information about an element, like atomic mass and chemical symbol. The periodic table’s arrangement also allows scientists to discern trends in ...

These rules help in identifying and writing chemical symbols consistently across all elements. The symbol serves as a ...

while also giving each individual element its own chemical symbol. In this periodic table of elements quiz, you have 10 ...

Thank you very much, Dr Tim. Well, before we move on, here's some more information to help us understand the basics of chemical symbols and formulae. VOICEOVER: Chemical symbols and formulas.

A chemical element is one of those squares on the periodic table that adorns many a classroom wall. Sure. But what is an element really? It is a more subtle question that you might realise.

Since this podcast was first published, the name of this element has been ratified as flerovium (symbol Fl) by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac). The name recognises ...

Chemistry teachers often confuse children when they tell them about chemical symbols. Whilst ones like H, N, C and O all seem perfectly logical, abbreviating sodium to Na seems counterintuitive at ...