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ABC PERIODIC TABLE ODDITIES
1. How many elements have symbols consisting
of only one letter? List them.
2. List the symbols and name at least 8 elements
that have symbols that don’t seem to go with the name of the element.
(Example: K is the symbol for Potassium)
3. What letter of the alphabet is the most common starting letter used
for the NAMES of the elements? How many elements’ NAMES begin
with this letter?
4. What letter of the alphabet is the most common starting letter used
for the SYMBOL of the elements? How many elements’ SYMBOLS
begin with this letter?
5. What are the two letters that are not found as starting letters for the
SYMBOL of any element? What are they?
6. Which element has the longest name? The shortest name?
7. There are only 5 places on the periodic table where pairs of
consecutive elements by atomic number have the same second letter
in their SYMBOLS. List the pairs. (Example: In & Sn)