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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:ElementTile.png|right|300px|thumb|An [[element]] tile showing the [[Chemical Symbol]].]]
A [[Chemical Symbol]] is a shortened name for an [[element]].

===About Chemical Symbols===
: [[Chemical Symbol]]s are used to write [[Balanced Symbol Equation]]s.

===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Hydrogen'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Helium'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Lithium'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Beryllium'''
|-
|[[File:Hydrogen.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Helium.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Lithium.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Beryllium.png|center|200px]]
|-
|[[File:HydrogenSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:HeliumSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:LithiumSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BerylliumSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Hydrogen]] has the symbol [[H]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Helium]] has the symbol [[He]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Lithium]] has the symbol [[Li]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Beryllium]] has the symbol [[Be]].
|}