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118 Elements and Their

Symbols and Atomic Numbers

The periodic table of elements is widely used in the 6eld of

Chemistry to look up chemical elements as they are
arranged in a manner that displays periodic trends in the
chemical properties of the elements. However, the Periodic
table generally displays only the symbol of the element and
not its entire name.

Most of the symbols are similar to the name of the element

but some symbols of elements have Latin roots. An
example for this is silver which is denoted by Ag from its
Latin name “Argentum”. Another such example would be
the symbol ‘Fe’ which is used to denote Iron and can be
traced to the Latin word for iron, “Ferrum”. It could prove
diIcult for a beginner in chemistry to learn the names of
all the elements in the periodic table because these
symbols do not always correspond to the English names of
the elements.

Therefore, a list of 118 elements and their symbols and

atomic numbers is provided below:

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118 Elements and Their Symbols and Atomic
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118 Elements and Their Symbols

and Atomic Numbers
Name of the Symbol of the Atomic
Element Element 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

Praseodymium 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

What is the atomic number?
The atomic number of an atom is equivalent to the total
number of electrons present in a neutral atom or the total
number of protons present in the nucleus of an atom.

What is an element?
An element is a substance that can not be decomposed
into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. It
is the fundamental unit of the matter.

How many elements are there in the

modern periodic table?
There is a total of 118 elements present in the modern
periodic table.

What is a chemical symbol?

A chemical symbol is a notation of one or two letters
denoting a chemical element.
Example: The symbol of chlorine is Cl.

What are the rules for chemical

symbols?
The 6rst letter is always capitalised for writing the
chemical symbol of an element, while the second letter is
small.

What is the signi6cance of chemical

symbols?
Chemical symbols play a crucial role in easing the writing.
It is universal, i.e. identical throughout the world.

What is the chemical symbol of a

sodium metal?
The chemical symbol of sodium metal is Na.

Name the smallest and the largest

atom.
Helium is the smallest atom with a radius of 31 pm, while
the caesium is the largest atom with a radius of 298 pm.

Can atoms exist without neutrons?

Yes, there is an isotope of the hydrogen atom, protium,
which has no neutron.

What is the chemical symbol of a gold

metal?
The chemical symbol of gold metal is Au.

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Is there any other name of oganesson

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As per the IUPAC guidelines for the

nomenclature of elements with atomic
number greater than 100, the alternate name
for Oganesson is ‘ununoctium’.

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