Nomenclature:  Common Elements

Ag    

silver

        F fluorine        P phosphorus       
Al

aluminum      

Fe     iron Pb     lead
Ar

argon

Ga gallium Pd palladium
As

arsenic

Ge germanium       Pt platinum
Au

gold

H hydrogen Rb rubidium
B

boron

He helium S sulfur
Ba

barium

Hg mercury Sb antimony
Be

beryllium

I iodine Sc scandium
Bi

bismuth

K potassium Se selenium
Br

bromine

Kr krypton Si silicon
C

carbon

Li lithium Sn tin
Ca

calcium

Mg magnesium Sr strontium
Cd

cadmium

Mn manganese Ti titanium
Cl

chlorine

N nitrogen U uranium
Co cobalt Na sodium V vanadium
Cr chromium Ne neon W tungsten
Cs cesium Ni nickel

Zn

zinc
Cu copper O oxygen

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