Difference between revisions of "Chemical Symbol"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Key Stage 3== | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| − | [[File:ElementTile.png|right| | + | [[File:ElementTile.png|right|400px|thumb|An [[element]] tile showing the [[Chemical Symbol]].]] |
A [[Chemical Symbol]] is a shortened name for an [[element]]. | A [[Chemical Symbol]] is a shortened name for an [[element]]. | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
|[[File:BerylliumSymbol.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;" |[[Hydrogen]] has the symbol [[H]]. The [[Mass Number|mass number]] shows there is 1 [[particle]] in the [[nucleus]] and the [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] shows that it has 1 [[proton]]. |
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Helium]] has the symbol [[He]]. | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Helium]] has the symbol [[He]]. The [[Mass Number|mass number]] shows there are 4 [[particle]]s in the [[nucleus]] and the [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] shows that it has 2 [[proton]]s. |
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Lithium]] has the symbol [[Li]]. | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Lithium]] has the symbol [[Li]]. The [[Mass Number|mass number]] shows there are 7 [[particle]]s in the [[nucleus]] and the [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] shows that it has 3 [[proton]]s. |
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Beryllium]] has the symbol [[Be]]. | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Beryllium]] has the symbol [[Be]]. The [[Mass Number|mass number]] shows there are 9 [[particle]]s in the [[nucleus]] and the [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] shows that it has 4 [[proton]]s. |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 23 September 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A Chemical Symbol is a shortened name for an element.
About Chemical Symbols
- Chemical Symbols are used to write Balanced Symbol Equations.
Examples
| Hydrogen | Helium | Lithium | Beryllium |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Hydrogen has the symbol H. The mass number shows there is 1 particle in the nucleus and the atomic number shows that it has 1 proton. | Helium has the symbol He. The mass number shows there are 4 particles in the nucleus and the atomic number shows that it has 2 protons. | Lithium has the symbol Li. The mass number shows there are 7 particles in the nucleus and the atomic number shows that it has 3 protons. | Beryllium has the symbol Be. The mass number shows there are 9 particles in the nucleus and the atomic number shows that it has 4 protons. |