Chemistry: Symbols
Name_______________________________
Period______Date_____________________
TALE OF THE (Au) _______________ DUST KID
(An elemental tale designed to produce a reaction)
The Kid mounted his trusty steed, old (B) ___________________. His shooting
(Fe) ____________________ strapped to his side, he headed for the bright (Ne) _____________
lights of Philadelphia, aiming to rob the Havertown stage. There was sure to be a load of precious
(U) ____________________aboard, and probably (K) _____________________too. Inhaling
a deep breath of (O) ___________________, he coughed on the (S) ___________________
from the nearby mills. Since the (Hg) ______________________ was climbing, he quenched his
thirst with some water, tasting the (Cl) ______________________ all big cities like Philadelphia
had. As he headed north, his bones ached from (Ca) ____________________ deposits built up
over his years of riding the (Zn) __________________ trail. Overhead a (He) _______________
filled balloon floated in the breeze; the sun beat down like burning (P) _____________________.
Soon he spotted the stage, guarded only by a sheriff with a (Sn) _______________ badge.
“Halt,” he yelled, “or I’ll fill you full of (Pb) ___________________!” The Kid’s gun, blazing like
flaming (Mg) ______________________, did the (Cu) ____________________ in. Anyone
who drew on the Kid should know that his life isn’t worth a plugged (Ni) __________________.
A (Pt) ___________________ blonde riding inside the (Al) _____________________ framed
coach ran for her life when the Kid pulled out some (N) _____________________ compounds,
preparing to blow the stage to atoms!
Suddenly a shout rang out, “Hi Ho (Ag) ___________________!” and a masked man on a
white horse raced across the (Si) ____________________ sands like (Na) _________________
skittering on water. A (H) _____________________ bomb would not have stopped the lawman;
the Kid was doomed. The rest of his life was spent behind (Co) __________________ steel bars, a
warning to all who flirt with danger. Your first detention may be the initial step in a
(C) _____________________ copy of the saga of the (Au) __________________ Dust Kid.
**** See back page. Write the correct name or symbol. Don’t forget spelling and capitalization.
Co_______________
P________________
Lead
_____ Antimony
______
O________________
Ti________________
Strontium
_____ Gold
______
Pt________________ Au_______________
Bismuth
_____ Silicon
______
Ag_______________
H________________
Silver
_____ Xenon
______
F________________
Zn_______________
Phosphorus
_____ Manganese
______
Ba_______________
N________________
Aluminum
_____ Sodium
______
W_______________
Cl________________
Nickel
_____ Carbon
______
Mn______________
Cr________________
Lithium
_____ Chlorine
______
Br_______________
Ne________________
Boron
_____ Helium
______
Ni_______________
He________________
Calcium
_____ Arsenic
______
Fe_______________
Ge________________
Oxygen
_____ Hydrogen
______
S________________
Ar________________
Tungsten
_____ Platinum
______
Sn_______________
Cs________________
Radon
_____ Chromium
______
C_______________
Li_________________
Germanium
_____ Plutonium
______
Si_______________
U_________________
Cobalt
_____ Neon
______
Al_______________
Kr________________
Sulfur
_____ Barium
______
Na______________
B_________________
Mercury
_____ Fluorine
______
Bi_______________
Pu________________
Copper
_____ Potassium
______
Pb______________
Rn________________
Beryllium
_____ Zinc
______
I________________
Ga________________
Krypton
_____ Tin
______
Sr_______________
Pt________________
Nitrogen
_____ Selenium
______
Mg______________
Be________________
Bromine
_____ Gallium
______
As_______________
K_________________
Magnesium
_____ Platinum
______
Sb_______________
Cu________________
Iodine
_____ Uranium
______
Ca_______________
Hg_________________
Rubidium
_____ Argon
______
Se_______________
Xe_________________
Cesium
_____ Iron
______