`color{green}(•)` Dalton was the first scientist to use the symbols for elements in a very specific sense and for this he used one atom of that element.
`color{green}(•)` Berzilius suggested that the symbols of elements be made from one or two letters of the name of the element.
`color{green}(•)` In the beginning, the names of elements were derived from the name of the place where they were found for the first time.
`color{green}(•)` For example, the name copper was taken from Cyprus.
`color{green}(•)` Some names were taken from specific colours. For example, gold was taken from the English word meaning yellow.
`color{green}(•)` Now-a-days, IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) approves names of elements.
`color{green}(•)` According to IUPAC, symbols are the first one or two letters of the element’s name in English.
`color{green}("𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒")`
`color{green}(•)` The first letter of a symbol is always written as a capital letter (uppercase) and the second letter as a small letter (lowercase).
`color{green}(•)` For example (i) hydrogen, `color{red}(H)` (ii) aluminium, `color{red}(Al)` and not `color{red}(AL)` (iii) cobalt, `color{red}(Co)` and not `color{red}(CO)`.
`color{green}(•)` Symbols of some elements are formed from the first letter of the name and a letter, appearing later in the name. Examples are: (i) chlorine, `color{red}(Cl)`, (ii) zinc, `color{red}(Zn)` etc.
`color{green}(•)` Other symbols have been taken from the names of elements in Latin, German or Greek. For example, the symbol of iron is `color{red}(Fe)` from its Latin name ferrum, sodium is `color{red}(Na)` from natrium, potassium is `color{red}(K)` from kalium.
`color{green}(•)` Dalton was the first scientist to use the symbols for elements in a very specific sense and for this he used one atom of that element.
`color{green}(•)` Berzilius suggested that the symbols of elements be made from one or two letters of the name of the element.
`color{green}(•)` In the beginning, the names of elements were derived from the name of the place where they were found for the first time.
`color{green}(•)` For example, the name copper was taken from Cyprus.
`color{green}(•)` Some names were taken from specific colours. For example, gold was taken from the English word meaning yellow.
`color{green}(•)` Now-a-days, IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) approves names of elements.
`color{green}(•)` According to IUPAC, symbols are the first one or two letters of the element’s name in English.
`color{green}("𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒")`
`color{green}(•)` The first letter of a symbol is always written as a capital letter (uppercase) and the second letter as a small letter (lowercase).
`color{green}(•)` For example (i) hydrogen, `color{red}(H)` (ii) aluminium, `color{red}(Al)` and not `color{red}(AL)` (iii) cobalt, `color{red}(Co)` and not `color{red}(CO)`.
`color{green}(•)` Symbols of some elements are formed from the first letter of the name and a letter, appearing later in the name. Examples are: (i) chlorine, `color{red}(Cl)`, (ii) zinc, `color{red}(Zn)` etc.
`color{green}(•)` Other symbols have been taken from the names of elements in Latin, German or Greek. For example, the symbol of iron is `color{red}(Fe)` from its Latin name ferrum, sodium is `color{red}(Na)` from natrium, potassium is `color{red}(K)` from kalium.