Elements by Symbol

Question 1

Identify the element with the symbol

H

Answer 1

Hydrogen

Question 2

Identify the element with the symbol

He

Answer 2

Helium

Question 3

Identify the element with the symbol

Li

Answer 3

Lithium

Question 4

Identify the element with the symbol

Be

Answer 4

Beryllium

It is a relatively rare element in the universe, usually occurring as a product of the spallation (the break-up of a bombarded nucleus into several parts) of larger atomic nuclei that have collided with cosmic rays. Within the cores of stars, beryllium is depleted as it is fused into heavier elements. It is a divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements in minerals. Notable gemstones which contain beryllium include beryl (aquamarine, emerald) and chrysoberyl. As a free element it is a steel-gray, strong, lightweight and brittle alkaline earth metal.

Question 5

Identify the element with the symbol

B

Answer 5

Boron

Question 6

Identify the element with the symbol

C

Answer 6

Carbon

Question 7

Identify the element with the symbol

N

Answer 7

Nitrogen

Question 8

Identify the element with the symbol

O

Answer 8

Oxygen

Question 9

Identify the element with the symbol

F

Answer 9

Fluorine

Question 10

Identify the element with the symbol

Ne

Answer 10

Neon

Question 11

Identify the element with the symbol

Na

Answer 11

Sodium

Question 12

Identify the element with the symbol

Mg

Answer 12

Magnesium

Question 13

Identify the element with the symbol

Al

Answer 13

Aluminium

Question 14

Identify the element with the symbol

Si

Answer 14

Silicon

Question 15

Identify the element with the symbol

P

Answer 15

Phosphorus

Question 16

Identify the element with the symbol

S

Answer 16

Sulfur

Question 17

Identify the element with the symbol

Cl

Answer 17

Chlorine

Question 18

Identify the element with the symbol

Ar

Answer 18

Argon

Question 19

Identify the element with the symbol

K

Answer 19

Potassium

Question 20

Identify the element with the symbol

Ca

Answer 20

Calcium

Question 21

Identify the element with the symbol

Sc

Answer 21

Scandium

Question 22

Identify the element with the symbol

Ti

Answer 22

Titanium

Question 23

Identify the element with the symbol

V

Answer 23

Vanadium

Question 24

Identify the element with the symbol

Cr

Answer 24

Chromium

Question 25

# Identify the element with the symbol Mn

Answer 25

Manganese

Question 26

# Identify the element with the symbol Fe

Answer 26

Iron

Question 27

# Identify the element with the symbol Co

Answer 27

Cobalt

Question 28

# Identify the element with the symbol Ni

Answer 28

Nickel

Question 29

# Identify the element with the symbol Cu

Answer 29

Copper

Question 30

# Identify the element with the symbol Zn

Answer 30

Zinc

Question 31

# Identify the element with the symbol Ga

Answer 31

Gallium

Question 32

# Identify the element with the symbol Ge

Answer 32

Germanium

Question 33

# Identify the element with the symbol As

Answer 33

Arsenic

Question 34

# Identify the element with the symbol Se

Answer 34

Selenium

Question 35

# Identify the element with the symbol Br

Answer 35

Bromine

Question 36

# Identify the element with the symbol Kr

Answer 36

Krypton

Question 37

# Identify the element with the symbol Rb

Answer 37

Rubidium

Question 38

# Identify the element with the symbol Sr

Answer 38

Strontium

Question 39

# Identify the element with the symbol Y

Answer 39

Yttrium

Question 40

# Identify the element with the symbol Zr

Answer 40

Zirconium

Question 41

# Identify the element with the symbol Nb

Answer 41

Niobium Its name comes from Greek mythology, specifically Niobe, who was the daughter of Tantalus, the namesake of tantalum. The name reflects the great similarity between the two elements in their physical and chemical properties, making them difficult to distinguish.[3]

Question 42

# Identify the element with the symbol Mo

Answer 42

Molybdenum

Question 43

# Identify the element with the symbol Tc

Answer 43

Technetium

Question 44

# Identify the element with the symbol Ru

Answer 44

Ruthenium

Question 45

# Identify the element with the symbol Rh

Answer 45

Rhodium Rhodium is found in platinum or nickel ores together with the other members of the platinum group metals. It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston in one such ore, and **named for the rose color of one of its chlorine compounds.**

Question 46

# Identify the element with the symbol Pd

Answer 46

Palladium

Question 47

# Identify the element with the symbol Ag

Answer 47

Silver

Question 48

# Identify the element with the symbol Cd

Answer 48

Cadmium

Question 49

# Identify the element with the symbol In

Answer 49

Indium

Question 50

# Identify the element with the symbol Sn

Answer 50

Tin

Question 51

# Identify the element with the symbol Sb

Answer 51

Antimony

Question 52

# Identify the element with the symbol Te

Answer 52

Tellurium

Question 53

# Identify the element with the symbol I

Answer 53

Iodine

Question 54

# Identify the element with the symbol Xe

Answer 54

Xenon

Question 55

# Identify the element with the symbol Cs

Answer 55

Caesium

Question 56

# Identify the element with the symbol Ba

Answer 56

Barium

Question 57

# Identify the element with the symbol La

Answer 57

Lanthanum Lanthanum was first found by the Swedish chemist Carl Gustav Mosander in 1839 as an impurity in cerium nitrate – hence the name lanthanum, from the Ancient Greek λανθάνειν (lanthanein), meaning "to lie hidden".

Question 58

# Identify the element with the symbol Ce

Answer 58

Cerium

Question 59

# Identify the element with the symbol Pr

Answer 59

Praseodymium

Question 60

# Identify the element with the symbol Nd

Answer 60

Neodymium A rare earth metal (which means that they are dispersed and that usable deposits are rare, but doesn't actually mean that it is very rare). It is silvery and tarnishes quickly on exposure to air.

Question 61

# Identify the element with the symbol Pm

Answer 61

Promethium

Question 62

# Identify the element with the symbol Sm

Answer 62

Samarium

Question 63

# Identify the element with the symbol Eu

Answer 63

Europium

Question 64

# Identify the element with the symbol Gd

Answer 64

Gadolinium

Question 65

# Identify the element with the symbol Tb

Answer 65

Terbium Both Terbium and Yttrium are named after the village of Ytterby in Sweden

Question 66

# Identify the element with the symbol Dy

Answer 66

Dysprosium Dysprosium has relatively few applications where it cannot be replaced by other chemical elements.

Question 67

# Identify the element with the symbol Ho

Answer 67

Holmium The element's name comes from Holmia, the Latin name for the city of Stockholm.

Question 68

# Identify the element with the symbol Er

Answer 68

Erbium

Question 69

# Identify the element with the symbol Tm

Answer 69

Thulium

Question 70

# Identify the element with the symbol Yb

Answer 70

Ytterbium

Question 71

# Identify the element with the symbol Lu

Answer 71

Lutetium

Question 72

# Identify the element with the symbol Hf

Answer 72

Hafnium Discovered 1923, making it the last stable element to be found. It is silvery and related to zirconium

Question 73

# Identify the element with the symbol Ta

Answer 73

Tantalum

Question 74

# Identify the element with the symbol W

Answer 74

Tungsten

Question 75

# Identify the element with the symbol Re

Answer 75

Rhenium One of the rarest elements in the earth's crust, a silvery gray metal, named after the river Rhine.

Question 76

# Identify the element with the symbol Os

Answer 76

Osmium

Question 77

# Identify the element with the symbol Ir

Answer 77

Iridium

Question 78

# Identify the element with the symbol Pt

Answer 78

Platinum

Question 79

# Identify the element with the symbol Au

Answer 79

Gold

Question 80

# Identify the element with the symbol Hg

Answer 80

Mercury

Question 81

# Identify the element with the symbol Tl

Answer 81

Thallium

Question 82

# Identify the element with the symbol Pb

Answer 82

Lead

Question 83

# Identify the element with the symbol Bi

Answer 83

Bismuth

Question 84

# Identify the element with the symbol Po

Answer 84

Polonium

Question 85

# Identify the element with the symbol At

Answer 85

Astatine

Question 86

# Identify the element with the symbol Rn

Answer 86

Radon

Question 87

# Identify the element with the symbol Fr

Answer 87

Francium

Question 88

# Identify the element with the symbol Ra

Answer 88

Radium

Question 89

# Identify the element with the symbol Ac

Answer 89

Actinium

Question 90

# Identify the element with the symbol Th

Answer 90

Thorium

Question 91

# Identify the element with the symbol Pa

Answer 91

Protactinium

Question 92

# Identify the element with the symbol U

Answer 92

Uranium

Question 93

# Identify the element with the symbol Np

Answer 93

Neptunium Its position in the periodic table just after uranium, named after the planet Uranus, led to it being named after Neptune, the next planet beyond Uranus.

Question 94

# Identify the element with the symbol Pu

Answer 94

Plutonium

Question 95

# Identify the element with the symbol Am

Answer 95

Americium

Question 96

# Identify the element with the symbol Cm

Answer 96

Curium

Question 97

# Identify the element with the symbol Bk

Answer 97

Berkelium

Question 98

# Identify the element with the symbol Cf

Answer 98

Californium

Question 99

# Identify the element with the symbol Es

Answer 99

Einsteinium

Question 100

# Identify the element with the symbol Fm

Answer 100

Fermium

Question 101

# Identify the element with the symbol Md

Answer 101

Mendelevium

Question 102

# Identify the element with the symbol No

Answer 102

Nobelium Named after Alfred Nobel, like all elements with atomic number over 100, nobelium can only be produced in particle accelerators by bombarding lighter elements with charged particles.

Question 103

# Identify the element with the symbol Lr

Answer 103

Lawrencium A radioactive metal: It is named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements.

Question 104

# Identify the element with the symbol Rf

Answer 104

Rutherfordium After physicist Ernest Rutherford. Not found in nature...synthetic. Discovered 1964

Question 105

# Identify the element with the symbol Db

Answer 105

Dubnium Highly radioactive and synthetic, named after the Russian town of Dubna which has the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research..which was one of the teams that first created the element.

Question 106

# Identify the element with the symbol Sg

Answer 106

Seaborgium It is named after the American nuclear chemist Glenn T. Seaborg.

Question 107

# Identify the element with the symbol Bh

Answer 107

Bohrium Synthetic. Named after Niels Bohr

Question 108

# Identify the element with the symbol Hs

Answer 108

Hassium Highly radioactive and synthetic. Has only ever been made in minute quantities. Named after German state of Hesse.

Question 109

# Identify the element with the symbol Mt

Answer 109

Meitnerium Highly radioactive. Named after Lise Meitner, a physicist.

Question 110

# Identify the element with the symbol Ds

Answer 110

Darmstadtium Highly radiactive, and first made in Darmstadt, Germany.

Question 111

# Identify the element with the symbol Rg

Answer 111

Roentgenium Named after Wilhelm Roentgen who discovered X rays.

Question 112

# Identify the element with the symbol Cn

Answer 112

Copernicium

Question 113

# Identify the element with the symbol Uut

Answer 113

Ununtrium

Question 114

# Identify the element with the symbol Fl

Answer 114

Flerovium Highly radioactive, named after the Flerov laboratory in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna.

Question 115

# Identify the element with the symbol Uup

Answer 115

Ununpentium

Question 116

# Identify the element with the symbol Lv

Answer 116

Livermorium Named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory which collaborated with the National Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna to create it.

Question 117

# Identify the element with the symbol Uus

Answer 117

Ununseptium

Question 118

# Identify the element with the symbol Uuo

Answer 118

Ununoctium