Name __________________________
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Dear Parent/Student:
Chemistry uses its own set of symbols to represent certain substances,
somewhat like foreign languages that have their own alphabet and vocabulary.
For students to be successful in chemistry they must memorize the names and
symbols for elements and ions. We are providing a list of names and symbols
that the students will need to know and use in Chemistry I. Students can expect
to be quizzed over element names and symbols by the end of August. The
polyatomic ion names and formulas should be mastered by mid September. After
the initial quizzes, students will find that this material continues to appear in a
variety of questions throughout the year. We hope you will take advantage of
this early presentation of the list to build a study guide, develop practice sheets
or possibly make flash cards so that you can begin to memorize this material as
you have time over the summer.
-SJ Chemistry teachers
Elements (for now!)
Names of elements are only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.
Elemental symbols are either a single capital letter or a capital letter
followed by a lower case letter. There is never a period after the symbol.
(AC students will be expected to know element names and symbols 1-88 and 92.)
aluminum
lead
arsenic
magnesium
barium
manganese
bromine
mercury
calcium
nickel
carbon
nitrogen
chlorine
oxygen
chromium
phosphorus
cobalt
platinum
copper
potassium
fluorine
silicon
gold
silver
hydrogen
sodium
iodine
tin
iron
zinc
Chemistry 1 2008
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Name __________________________
Chemistry 1 2008
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