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Theperiodic table, elements being denoted by their symbols

Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used inchemistry, mainly forchemical elements; but also forfunctional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities.Element symbols for chemical elements, also known asatomic symbols, normally consist of one or two letters from theLatin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised.

History

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Earlier symbols for chemical elements stem from classicalLatin andGreek vocabulary. For some elements, this is because the material was known in ancient times, while for others, the name is a more recent invention. For example, Pb is the symbol forlead (plumbum in Latin); Hg is the symbol formercury (hydrargyrum in Greek); and He is the symbol forhelium (aNeo-Latin name) because helium was not known inancient Roman times. Some symbols come from other sources, like W fortungsten (Wolfram in German) which was not known in Roman times.

A three-lettertemporary symbol may be assigned to a newly synthesized (or not yet synthesized) element. For example, "Uno" was the temporary symbol forhassium (element 108) which had the temporary name ofunniloctium, based on the digits of its atomic number. There are also some historical symbols that are no longer officially used.

Extension of the symbol

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Annotated example of an atomic symbol

In addition to the letters for the element itself, additional details may be added to the symbol assuperscripts or subscripts a particularisotope,ionization, oroxidation state, or other atomic detail.[1] A few isotopes have their own specific symbols rather than just an isotopic detail added to their element symbol.

Attached subscripts or superscripts specifying a nuclide or molecule have the following meanings and positions:

  • Thenucleon number (mass number) is shown in the left superscript position (e.g.,14N). This number defines the specific isotope. Various letters, such as "m" and "f" may also be used here to indicate anuclear isomer (e.g.,99mTc). Alternately, the number here can represent a specificspin state (e.g.,1O2). These details can be omitted if not relevant in a certain context.
  • The proton number (atomic number) may be indicated in the left subscript position (e.g.,64Gd). The atomic number is redundant to the chemical element, but is sometimes used to emphasize the change of numbers of nucleons in a nuclear reaction.
  • If necessary, a state ofionization or anexcited state may be indicated in the right superscript position (e.g., state of ionization Ca2+).
  • The number of atoms of an element in amolecule orchemical compound is shown in the right subscript position (e.g., N2 or Fe2O3). If this number is one, it is normally omitted - the number one is implicitly understood if unspecified.
  • Aradical is indicated by a dot on the right side (e.g., Cl for a neutral chlorine atom). This is often omitted unless relevant to a certain context because it is already deducible from the charge and atomic number, as generally true for nonbonded valence electrons inskeletal structures.

Manyfunctional groups also have their own chemical symbol, e.g. Ph for thephenyl group, and Me for themethyl group.

A list of current, dated, as well as proposed and historical signs and symbols is included here with itssignification. Also given is each element'satomic number,atomic weight, or theatomic mass of the most stableisotope, group and period numbers on theperiodic table, andetymology of the symbol.

Symbols for chemical elements

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List of chemical elements
ZSymbolNameOrigin of name[2][3]
1HHydrogenGreek elementshydro- and-gen, meaning 'water-forming'
2HeHeliumGreekhḗlios, 'sun'
3LiLithiumGreeklíthos, 'stone'
4BeBerylliumberyl, a mineral (ultimately from the name ofBelur in southern India)
5BBoronborax, a mineral (fromArabicbawraq)
6CCarbonLatincarbo, 'coal'
7NNitrogenGreeknítron and-gen, meaning 'niter-forming'
8OOxygenGreekoxy- and-gen, meaning 'acid-forming'
9FFluorineLatinfluere, 'to flow'
10NeNeonGreeknéon, 'new'
11NaSodiumEnglishsoda (the symbol Na is derived fromNeo-Latinnatrium, coined from GermanNatron, 'natron')
12MgMagnesiumMagnesia, a district of EasternThessaly inGreece
13AlAluminiumalumina, from Latinalumen (gen.alumni), 'bitter salt,alum'
14SiSiliconLatinsilex, 'flint' (originallysilicium)
15PPhosphorusGreekphōsphóros, 'light-bearing'
16SSulfurLatinsulphur, 'brimstone'
17ClChlorineGreekchlōrós, 'greenish yellow'
18ArArgonGreekargós, 'idle' (because of itsinertness)
19KPotassiumNeo-Latinpotassa, 'potash' (the symbol K is derived from Latinkalium)
20CaCalciumLatincalx, 'lime'
21ScScandiumLatinScandia, 'Scandinavia'
22TiTitaniumTitans, the sons of the Earth goddess of Greek mythology
23VVanadiumVanadis, anOld Norse name for the Scandinavian goddessFreyja
24CrChromiumGreekchróma, 'colour'
25MnManganesecorrupted frommagnesianegra; seeMagnesium
26FeIronEnglish word (the symbol Fe is derived from Latinferrum)
27CoCobaltGermanKobold, 'goblin'
28NiNickelNickel, a mischievoussprite of German miner mythology
29CuCopperEnglish word, from Latincuprum, from Ancient GreekKýpros 'Cyprus'
30ZnZincMost likely from GermanZinke, 'prong' or 'tooth', though some suggestPersiansang, 'stone'
31GaGalliumLatinGallia, 'France'
32GeGermaniumLatinGermania, 'Germany'
33AsArsenicFrencharsenic, from Greekarsenikón 'yellow arsenic' (influenced byarsenikós, 'masculine' or 'virile'), from aWest Asianwanderword ultimately fromOld Iranian*zarniya-ka, 'golden'
34SeSeleniumGreekselḗnē, 'moon'
35BrBromineGreekbrômos, 'stench'
36KrKryptonGreekkryptós, 'hidden'
37RbRubidiumLatinrubidus, 'deep red'
38SrStrontiumStrontian, a village inScotland
39YYttriumYtterby, a village in Sweden
40ZrZirconiumzircon, a mineral
41NbNiobiumNiobe, daughter of kingTantalus from Greek mythology
42MoMolybdenumGreekmolýbdaina, 'piece oflead', frommólybdos, 'lead'
43TcTechnetiumGreektekhnētós, 'artificial'
44RuRutheniumNeo-LatinRuthenia, 'Russia'
45RhRhodiumGreekrhodóeis, 'rose-coloured', fromrhódon, 'rose'
46PdPalladiumthe asteroidPallas, considered a planet at the time
47AgSilverEnglish word (The symbol derives from Latinargentum)
48CdCadmiumNeo-Latincadmia, from KingKadmos
49InIndiumLatinindicum, 'indigo' (colour found in its spectrum)
50SnTinEnglish word (The symbol derives from Latinstannum)
51SbAntimonyLatinantimonium,the origin of which is uncertain:folk etymologies suggest it is derived from Greekantí ('against') +mónos ('alone'), orOld Frenchanti-moine, 'Monk's bane', but it could plausibly be from or related to Arabicʾiṯmid, 'antimony', reformatted as a Latin word. (The symbol derives from Latinstibium 'stibnite'.)
52TeTelluriumLatintellus, 'the ground, earth'
53IIodineFrenchiode, from Greekioeidḗs, 'violet'
54XeXenonGreekxénon, neuter form ofxénos 'strange'
55CsCaesiumLatincaesius, 'sky-blue'
56BaBariumGreekbarýs, 'heavy'
57LaLanthanumGreeklanthánein, 'to lie hidden'
58CeCeriumthe dwarf planetCeres, considered a planet at the time
59PrPraseodymiumGreekprásiosdídymos, 'green twin'
60NdNeodymiumGreeknéosdídymos, 'new twin'
61PmPromethiumPrometheus of Greek mythology
62SmSamariumsamarskite, a mineral named after ColonelVasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, Russian mine official
63EuEuropiumEurope
64GdGadoliniumgadolinite, a mineral named afterJohan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist
65TbTerbiumYtterby, a village in Sweden
66DyDysprosiumGreekdysprósitos, 'hard to get'
67HoHolmiumNeo-LatinHolmia, 'Stockholm'
68ErErbiumYtterby, a village in Sweden
69TmThuliumThule, the ancient name for an unclear northern location
70YbYtterbiumYtterby, a village in Sweden
71LuLutetiumLatinLutetia, 'Paris'
72HfHafniumNeo-LatinHafnia, 'Copenhagen' (fromDanishhavn)
73TaTantalumKingTantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology
74WTungstenSwedishtungsten, 'heavy stone' (The symbol is fromwolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineralwolframite)
75ReRheniumLatinRhenus, 'the Rhine'
76OsOsmiumGreekosmḗ, 'smell'
77IrIridiumIris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow
78PtPlatinumSpanishplatina, 'little silver', fromplata 'silver'
79AuGoldEnglish word (The symbol derives from Latinaurum)
80HgMercuryMercury, Roman god of commerce, communication, and luck, known for his speed and mobility (The symbol is from the element's Latin namehydrargyrum, derived from Greekhydrárgyros, 'water-silver')
81TlThalliumGreekthallós, 'green shoot or twig'
82PbLeadEnglish word (The symbol derives from Latinplumbum)
83BiBismuthGermanWismut, fromweißMasse 'white mass', unless from Arabic
84PoPoloniumLatinPolonia, 'Poland' (the home country ofMarie Curie)
85AtAstatineGreekástatos, 'unstable'
86RnRadonradium
87FrFranciumFrance
88RaRadiumFrenchradium, from Latinradius, 'ray'
89AcActiniumGreekaktís, 'ray'
90ThThoriumThor, the Scandinavian god of thunder
91PaProtactiniumproto- (from Greekprôtos, 'first, before') +actinium, which is produced through the radioactive decay of protactinium
92UUraniumUranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System
93NpNeptuniumNeptune, the eighth planet in the Solar System
94PuPlutoniumthe dwarf planetPluto, considered the ninth planet in the Solar System at the time
95AmAmericiumThe Americas, as the element was first synthesised on the continent, by analogy witheuropium
96CmCuriumPierre Curie andMarie Curie, French physicists and chemists
97BkBerkeliumBerkeley, California, where the element was first synthesised, by analogy withterbium
98CfCaliforniumCalifornia, where the element was first synthesised
99EsEinsteiniumAlbert Einstein, German physicist
100FmFermiumEnrico Fermi, Italian physicist
101MdMendeleviumDmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor who proposed theperiodic table
102NoNobeliumAlfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer
103LrLawrenciumErnest O. Lawrence, American physicist
104RfRutherfordiumErnest Rutherford, New Zealand chemist and physicist
105DbDubniumDubna, Russia, where theJoint Institute for Nuclear Research is located
106SgSeaborgiumGlenn T. Seaborg, American chemist
107BhBohriumNiels Bohr, Danish physicist
108HsHassiumNeo-LatinHassia, 'Hesse' (a state in Germany)
109MtMeitneriumLise Meitner, Austrian physicist
110DsDarmstadtiumDarmstadt, Germany, where the element was first synthesised
111RgRoentgeniumWilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist
112CnCoperniciumNicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer
113NhNihoniumJapaneseNihon, 'Japan' (where the element was first synthesised)
114FlFleroviumFlerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, part ofJINR, where the element was synthesised; itself named afterGeorgy Flyorov, Russian physicist
115McMoscoviumMoscow Oblast, Russia, where the element was first synthesised
116LvLivermoriumLawrence Livermore National Laboratory inLivermore, California, which collaborated withJINR on its synthesis
117TsTennessineTennessee, United States
118OgOganessonYuri Oganessian, Russian physicist

Symbols and names not currently used

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The following is a list of symbols and names formerly used or suggested for elements, including symbols forplaceholder names and names given by discredited claimants for discovery.

SymbolNameAtomic
number
NotesWhy not
used
Refs
AArgon18A used for Argon until 1957. Current symbol isAr.[nb 1][4]
AbAlabamine85Discredited claim to discovery ofastatine.[nb 2][5][6]
AdAldebaranium70Former name forytterbium.[nb 2]
AhAnglohelvetium85Discredited claim to discovery ofastatine.[nb 2][7]
AkAlkalinium87Discredited claim to discovery offrancium.[nb 2][5]
AmAlabamine85Discredited claim to discovery ofastatine. The symbol Am is now used foramericium.[nb 2][5][6]
AnAthenium99Proposed name foreinsteinium.[nb 3]
AoAusonium93Discredited claim to discovery ofneptunium.[nb 2][5]
AtAustriacum84Discredited claim to discovery ofpolonium. The symbol At is now used forastatine.[nb 2]
AzAzote7Former name fornitrogen.[nb 1]
BoBohemium93Discredited claim to discovery ofneptunium.[nb 2]
BoBoron5Current symbol isB.[nb 1]
BvBrevium91Former name forprotactinium-234.[nb 1]
BzBerzelium90Baskerville wrongly believed berzelium was a new element. Was actuallythorium.[7]
CbColumbium41Former name forniobium.[nb 1][5][7]
ChChromium24Current symbol isCr.[nb 1]
ClColumbium41Former name forniobium. The symbol Cl is now used forchlorine.[nb 1]
CmCatium87Proposed name forfrancium. The symbol Cm is now used forcurium.[nb 3]
CnCarolinium90Baskerville wrongly believed carolinium to be a new element. Was actuallythorium. The symbol Cn is now used forcopernicium.[7]
CpCassiopeium71Former name forlutetium.[nb 1]
CpCopernicium112Current symbol isCn.[nb 1]
CtCeltium72Discredited claim to discovery ofhafnium.[nb 2]
CtCenturium100Proposed name forfermium.[nb 3]
CyCyclonium61Proposed name forpromethium.[nb 3]
DDidymium59/60Mixture of the elementspraseodymium andneodymium.Mosander wrongly believed didymium to be an element.[8]
DaDavyum43Discredited claim to discovery oftechnetium.[nb 2][5]
DbDubhium69Eder wrongly believed dubhium to be a new element. Was actuallythulium. The symbol Db is now used fordubnium.
DbDubnium104Proposed name forrutherfordium. The symbol and name were instead used for element 105.[nb 1][nb 3][5]
DcDecipium62Delafontaine wrongly believed decipium to be a new element. Was actuallysamarium.
DcDvicaesium87Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,francium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4]
DeDenebium69Eder wrongly believed denebium to be a new element. Was actuallythulium.
DiDidymium59/60Mixture of the elementspraseodymium andneodymium.Mosander wrongly believed didymium to be an element.[8]
DoDor85Discredited claim to discovery ofastatine made byHoria Hulubei andYvette Cauchois.[nb 2][7]
DnDubnadium118Proposed name foroganesson.[nb 3]
DpDecipium62Delafontaine wrongly believed decipium to be a new element. Was actuallysamarium.
DsDysprosium66Current symbol isDy. The symbol Ds is now used fordarmstadtium.[nb 1]
DtDvitellurium84Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,polonium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4]
EEinsteinium99Current symbol isEs.[nb 1]
EErbium68Current symbol isEr.[nb 1]
EaEkaaluminium31Name given byMendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,gallium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4]
EbEkaboron21Name given byMendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,scandium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4][5]
EbErebodium42Alexander Pringle wrongly believed erebodium to be a new element. Was likelymolybdenum.[7]
ElEkaaluminium31Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,gallium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4][5]
EmEkamanganese43Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,technetium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4][5]
EmEmanation86Also called "radium emanation", the name was originally given byFriedrich Ernst Dorn in 1900.
In 1923, this element officially becameradon (the name given at one time to222Rn, an isotope identified in the decay chain ofradium).
[nb 1][5]
EmEmanium89Alternate name formerly proposed foractinium.[nb 3]
EsEkasilicon32Name given by Mendeleev to a then undiscovered element. When discovered,germanium closely matched the prediction.
The symbol Es is now used foreinsteinium.
[nb 3][nb 4][5]
HsHesperium94Discredited claim to discovery ofplutonium. The symbol Hs is now used forhassium.[nb 2][5][7]
EtEkatantalum91Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,protactinium closely matched the prediction.[nb 3][nb 4]
ExEuxenium72Discredited claim to discovery ofhafnium.[nb 2][7]
FaFrancium87Current symbol isFr.[nb 1]
FlFlorentium61Discredited claim to discovery ofpromethium. The symbol Fl is now used forflerovium.[nb 2]
FlFluorine9Current symbol isF. The symbol Fl is now used forflerovium.[nb 1]
FrFlorentium61Discredited claim to discovery ofpromethium. The symbol Fr is now used forfrancium.[nb 2][5]
GGlucinium4Former name forberyllium.[nb 1]
GhGhiorsium118Discredited claim to discovery ofoganesson.[nb 2]
GlGlucinium4Former name forberyllium.[nb 1][5]
HaHahnium105Proposed name fordubnium.[nb 3]
HnHahnium108Proposed name forhassium.[nb 3][5]
HvHelvetium85Discredited claim to discovery ofastatine.[nb 2][7]
HyMercury80Hy from the Greek hydrargyrum for "liquid silver". Current symbol isHg.[nb 1][4]
IIridium77Current symbol isIr. The symbol I is now used foriodine.[nb 1]
IcIncognitium65Demarçay wrongly believed incognitium to be a new element. Was actuallyterbium mixed with gadolinium.[7]
IlIllinium61Discredited claim to discovery ofpromethium.[nb 2][5]
IlIlmenium41/73Mixture of the elementsniobium andtantalum. R. Hermann wrongly believed ilmenium to be an element.
IoIonium65Demarçay wrongly believed ionium to be a new element. Was actuallyterbium.
JJodium53Former name foriodine.[nb 1]
JgJargonium72Discredited claim to discovery ofhafnium.[nb 2][5]
JlJoliotium105Proposed name fordubnium.[nb 3][5]
JpJaponium113Proposed name fornihonium.[nb 3]
KaPotassium19Current symbol isK.[nb 1]
KuKurchatovium104Proposed name forrutherfordium.[nb 3][5]
LLithium3Current symbol isLi.[nb 1]
LwLawrencium103Current symbol isLr.[nb 1]
MMuriaticum17Former name forchlorine.[nb 1]
MaManganese25Current symbol isMn.[nb 1]
MaMasurium43Disputed claim to discovery oftechnetium.[nb 2][5]
MdMendelevium97Proposed name forberkelium. The symbol and name were later used for element 101.[nb 1][nb 3]
MlMoldavium87Discredited claim to discovery offrancium made byHoria Hulubei andYvette Cauchois.[nb 2][7]
MsMagnesium12Current symbol isMg.[nb 1]
MsMasrium88Discredited claim to discovery ofradium.[nb 2]
MsMasurium43Disputed claim to discovery oftechnetium.[nb 2]
MsMosandrium65Smith wrongly believed mosandrium to be a new element. Was actuallyterbium.
MvMendelevium101Current symbol isMd.[nb 1]
NgNorwegium72Discredited claim to discovery ofhafnium.[nb 2]
NoNorium72Discredited claim to discovery ofhafnium. The symbol No is now used fornobelium.[nb 2]
NpNeptunium91Discredited claim to discovery ofprotactinium. The symbol and name were later used for element 93.[nb 2][9]
NpNipponium43Discredited claim to discovery oftechnetium. The symbol Np is now used forneptunium.[nb 2][5]
NsNielsbohrium105Proposed name fordubnium.[nb 3][5]
NsNielsbohrium107Proposed name forbohrium.[nb 3][5]
NtNiton86Former name forradon.[nb 1][5]
NyNeoytterbium70Former name forytterbium.[nb 1]
PLead82Current symbol isPb. The symbol P is now used forphosphorus.[nb 1]
PaPalladium46Current symbol isPd. The symbol Pa is now used forprotactinium.[nb 1]
PePelopium41Former name forniobium.[nb 1]
PhPhosphorus15Current symbol isP.[nb 1]
PlPalladium46Current symbol isPd.[nb 1]
PmPolymnestum33Alexander Pringle wrongly believed polymnestum to be a new element. Was likelyarsenic. The symbol Pm is now used forpromethium.[7]
PoPotassium19Current symbol isK. The symbol Po is now used forpolonium.[nb 1]
PpPhilippium67Delafontaine discovered a new element and named it philippium.Per Teodor Cleve isolated it and renamed itholmium.[7]
RRhodium45Current symbol isRh. (The symbol is now sometimes used for analkyl group.)[nb 1]
RdRadium88Current symbol isRa.[nb 1]
RfRutherfordium106Proposed name forseaborgium. The symbol and name were instead used for element 104.[nb 1][nb 3][5]
RoRhodium45Current symbol isRh.[nb 1]
SaSamarium62Current symbol isSm.[nb 1][5]
SoSodium11Current symbol isNa.[nb 1]
SqSequanium93Discredited claim to discovery ofneptunium made byHoria Hulubei andYvette Cauchois.[nb 2][7]
StAntimony51Current symbol isSb.[nb 1]
StTin50Current symbol isSn.[nb 1]
TmTrimanganese75Name given by Mendeleev to an as of then undiscovered element. When discovered,rhenium closely matched the prediction. The symbol Tm is now used forthulium.[nb 3][nb 4]
TnTungsten74Current symbol isW.[nb 1]
TrTerbium65Current symbol isTb.[nb 1]
TuThulium69Current symbol isTm.[nb 1]
TuTungsten74Current symbol isW.[nb 1]
UrUralium75Discredited claim to discovery ofrhenium.[nb 2]
UrUranium92Current symbol isU.[nb 1]
VcVictorium64Crookes wrongly believed victorium to be a new element. Was actuallygadolinium.
ViVictorium64Crookes wrongly believed victorium to be a new element. Was actuallygadolinium.
ViVirginium87Discredited claim to discovery offrancium.[nb 2][5]
VmVirginium87Discredited claim to discovery offrancium.[nb 2][5]
VaVanadium23Current symbol isV.[nb 1]
WoWolfram74Former name fortungsten.[nb 1]
XXenon54Current symbol isXe. The symbol X is now used for anyhalogen.[nb 1]
YtYttrium39Current symbol isY.[nb 1][5]

Systematic chemical symbols

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These symbols are based onsystematic element names, which are now replaced by trivial (non-systematic) element names and symbols. Data is given in order of:atomic number, systematic symbol, systematic name; trivial symbol, trivial name.

When elements beyond oganesson (starting withununennium, Uue, element 119), are discovered; their systematic name and symbol will presumably be superseded by a trivial name and symbol.

Alchemical symbols

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Main article:alchemical symbols

Thefollowing ideographic symbols were used inalchemy to denote elements known since ancient times. Not included in this list are spurious elements, such as theclassical elementsfire andwater orphlogiston, and substances now known to be compounds. Many more symbols were in at least sporadic use: one early 17th-century alchemical manuscript lists 22 symbols for mercury alone.[10]

Planetary names and symbols for the metals – the seven planets and seven metals known since Classical times in Europe and the Mideast – was ubiquitous in alchemy. The association of what are anachronistically known asplanetary metals started breaking down with the discovery of antimony, bismuth and zinc in the 16th century. Alchemists would typically call the metals by their planetary names, e.g. "Saturn" for lead and "Mars" for iron; compounds of tin, iron and silver continued to be called "jovial", "martial" and "lunar"; or "of Jupiter", "of Mars" and "of the moon", through the 17th century. The tradition remains today with the name of the element mercury, where chemists decided the planetary name was preferable to common names like "quicksilver", and in a few archaic terms such aslunar caustic (silver nitrate) andsaturnism (lead poisoning).[10]

Alchemical symbols for the modern elements
SymbolElementAtomic
number
Notes
Phosphorus15(discovered late)
🜍Sulfur16used by Newton
Manganese25late; used byTorbern Bergman (1775)
Iron26classical planetary metal of Mars
🜶Cobalt27late; used by Bergman
Nickel28late; used by Bergman (old positional variant of arsenic, previously used forregulus of sulfur)
Zinc30late; used by Bergman
Copper29classical planetary metal of Venus
🜺Arsenic33
Silver47classical planetary metal of the Moon
🜛
Tin50classical planetary metal of Jupiter
Antimony51the newly discovered "eighth metal" was given the symbol for the Earth, which was recognized as a planet by that time
Platinum78late; used by Bergman et al.: a compound of ☉ gold and ☾ silver
late; symbol invented for the newly discovered planet Uranus so that it could also be used for newly recognized platinum
🜚Gold79classical variant
medieval variant; planetary metal of the Sun
Mercury80classical planetary metal of Mercury
Lead82classical planetary metal of Saturn
Bismuth83used by Newton
♉︎used by Bergman

Daltonian symbols

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Dalton's symbols for the more common elements, as of 1806, and the relative weights he calculated. The symbols for magnesium and calcium ("lime") were replaced by 1808, and that for gold was simplified.

The following symbols were employed byJohn Dalton in the early 1800s as the periodic table of elements was being formulated. Not included in this list are substances now known to be compounds, such as certainrare-earth mineral blends. Modern alphabetic notation was introduced in 1814 byJöns Jakob Berzelius; its precursor can be seen in Dalton's circled letters for the metals, especially in his augmented table from 1810.[11]A trace of Dalton's conventions also survives inball-and-stick models of molecules, where balls for carbon are black and for oxygen red.

Daltonian symbols for the elements
SymbolDalton's nameModern nameAtomic
number
NotesRefs
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hydrogen1or[12]
glucineberyllium4alchemical symbol for 'sugar'[13]
carbone,carboncarbon6[12]
azotenitrogen/azote7alchemical symbol forniter[12]
oxygen8or[12]
sodasodium11[12]
magnesiamagnesium12alchemical symbol for magnesia[12]
aluminealuminium13(4 dots)[12]
🟕silexsilicon14[13]
phosphorus15(3 radii)[12]
🜨sulphur16[12]
potashpotassium19(3 vertical lines)[12]
limecalcium20or ◎[12]
titanium22(enclosing circle)Tit[13]
manganese25(enclosing circle)Ma[13]
iron26[12]
nickel28[12]
cobalt27(enclosing circle)Cob[13]
copper29(black letter in red circle)[12]
zinc30[12]
arsenic33(enclosing circle)Ar[13]
strontianstrontium38(4 ticks)[12]
⊕︀︀yttriayttrium39(plus does not touch circle)[13]
zirconezirconium40(vertical zigzag)[13]
silver47[12]
tin50[13]
antimony51(enclosing circle)An[13]
barytesbarium56(6 ticks)[12]
cerium58(enclosing circle)Ce[13]
tungsten74(enclosing circle)Tu[13]
platinaplatinum78(black letter in red circle)[12]
gold79[12]
mercury80(dotted inside perimeter)[12]
lead82[12]
bismuth83[13]
uranium92[13]

Symbols for named isotopes

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The following is alist of isotopes which have been given unique symbols. This is not a list of current systematic symbols (in theuAtom form); such a list can instead be found inTemplate:Navbox element isotopes. The symbols forisotopes of hydrogen,deuterium (D) andtritium (T), are still in use today, as isthoron (Tn) for radon-220 (though notactinon; An usually instead means a genericactinide).Heavy water and otherdeuterated solvents are commonly used in chemistry, and it is convenient to use a single character rather than a symbol with a subscript in these cases. The practice also continues with tritium compounds. When the name of the solvent is given, a lowercase d is sometimes used. For example, d6-benzene or C6D6 can be used instead of C6[2H6].[14]

The symbols for isotopes of elements other than hydrogen and radon are no longer used in the scientific community. Many of these symbols were designated during the early years ofradiochemistry, and several isotopes (namely those in thedecay chains ofactinium,radium, andthorium) bearplaceholder names using the early naming system devised byErnest Rutherford.[15]

SymbolNameAtomic
number
Origin of symbol
AcActinium89From Greekaktinos. Name restricted at one time to227Ac, an isotope ofactinium. This named isotope later became the official name for element 89.
AcAActinium A84Fromactinium and A. Placeholder name given at one time to215Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain of actinium.
AcBActinium B82From actinium and B. Placeholder name given at one time to211Pb, an isotope oflead identified in the decay chain of actinium.
AcCActinium C83From actinium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to211Bi, an isotope ofbismuth identified in the decay chain of actinium.
AcC′Actinium C′84From actinium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to211Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain ofactinium.
AcC″Actinium C″81From actinium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to207Tl, an isotope ofthallium identified in the decay chain ofactinium.
AcKActinium K87Name given at one time to223Fr, an isotope offrancium identified in the decay chain ofactinium.
AcUActino-uranium92Name given at one time to235U, an isotope ofuranium.
AcXActinium X88Name given at one time to223Ra, an isotope ofradium identified in the decay chain ofactinium.
AnActinon86Fromactinium andemanation. Name given at one time to219Rn, an isotope ofradon identified in the decay chain ofactinium.
DDeuterium1From the Greekdeuteros. Name given to2H.
IoIonium90Name given to230Th, an isotope ofthorium identified in the decay chain ofuranium.
MsTh1Mesothorium 188Name given at one time to228Ra, an isotope ofradium.
MsTh2Mesothorium 289Name given at one time to228Ac, an isotope ofactinium.
PaProtactinium91From the Greekprotos andactinium. Name restricted at one time to231Pa, an isotope ofprotactinium. This named isotope later became the official name forelement 91.
RaRadium88From the Latinradius. Name restricted at one time to226Ra, an isotope ofradium. This named isotope later became the official name forelement 88.
RaARadium A84Fromradium and A. Placeholder name given at one time to218Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaBRadium B82From radium and B. Placeholder name given at one time to214Pb, an isotope oflead identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaCRadium C83From radium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to214Bi, an isotope ofbismuth identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaC′Radium C′84From radium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to214Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaC″Radium C″81From radium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to210Tl, an isotope ofthallium identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaDRadium D82From radium and D. Placeholder name given at one time to210Pb, an isotope oflead identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaERadium E83From radium and E. Placeholder name given at one time to210Bi, an isotope ofbismuth identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaE″Radium E″81From radium and E. Placeholder name given at one time to206Tl, an isotope ofthallium identified in the decay chain ofradium.
RaFRadium F84From radium and F. Placeholder name given at one time to210Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain of radium.
RdAcRadioactinium90Name given at one time to227Th, an isotope ofthorium.
RdThRadiothorium90Name given at one time to228Th, an isotope ofthorium.
RnRadon86Fromradium andemanation. Name restricted at one time to222Rn, an isotope ofradon identified in the decay chain ofradium. This named isotope later became the official name forelement 86 in 1923.
TTritium1From the Greektritos. Name given to3H.
ThThorium90AfterThor. Name restricted at one time to232Th, an isotope ofthorium. This named isotope later became the official name forelement 90.
ThAThorium A84Fromthorium and A. Placeholder name given at one time to216Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
ThBThorium B82From thorium and B. Placeholder name given at one time to212Pb, an isotope oflead identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
ThCThorium C83From thorium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to212Bi, an isotope ofbismuth identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
ThC′Thorium C′84From thorium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to212Po, an isotope ofpolonium identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
ThC″Thorium C″81From thorium and C. Placeholder name given at one time to208Tl, an isotope ofthallium identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
ThXThorium X88Name given at one time to224Ra, an isotope ofradium identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
TnThoron86Fromthorium andemanation. Name given to220Rn, an isotope ofradon identified in the decay chain ofthorium.
UIUranium I92Name given at one time to238U, an isotope ofuranium.
UIIUranium II92Name given at one time to234U, an isotope ofuranium.
UX1Uranium X190Name given at one time to234Th, an isotope ofthorium identified in the decay chain ofuranium.
UX2Uranium X291Name given at one time to234mPa, an isotope ofprotactinium identified in the decay chain of uranium.
UYUranium Y90Name given at one time to231Th, an isotope ofthorium identified in the decay chain of uranium.
UZUranium Z91Name given at one time to234Pa, an isotope ofprotactinium identified in the decay chain of uranium.

Other symbols

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See also:Skeletal formula § Pseudoelement symbols

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From organic chemistry:

Exotic atoms:

Hazard pictographs are another type of symbols used in chemistry.

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Notes

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  1. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakalamanaoapaqarasatauavawaxayazbabbName changed due to a standardization of, modernization of, or update to older formerly-used symbol.
  2. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeName designated by discredited/disputed claimant.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyName proposed prior to discovery/creation of element or prior to official renaming of a placeholder name.
  4. ^abcdefghiTemporary placeholder name.

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  2. ^"Periodic Table – Royal Society of Chemistry".www.rsc.org.
  3. ^"Online Etymology Dictionary".etymonline.com.
  4. ^abHolden, N. E. (12 March 2004)."History of the Origin of the Chemical Elements and Their Discoverers".National Nuclear Data Center.
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  6. ^abBiggs, Lindy; Knowlton, Stephen (3 February 2022)."Fred Allison".Encyclopedia of Alabama.
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  8. ^abPraseodymiumArchived 2018-10-08 at theWayback Machine on was.chemistryexplained.com.
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  10. ^abMaurice Crosland (2004)Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry
  11. ^Berzelius, Jöns Jakob. "Essay on the Cause of Chemical Proportions, and on Some Circumstances Relating to Them: Together with a Short and Easy Method of Expressing Them."Annals of Philosophy 2, Pp.443–454 (1813); 3, Pp.51–52, 93–106, 244–255, 353–364 (1814); (Subsequently republished in "A Source Book in Chemistry, 1400-1900", eds. Leicester, Henry M. & Herbert S. Klickstein. 1952.)
  12. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvDalton, John (1808). "III: On Chemical Synthesis - Section 1: Explanation of the Plates - Plate 4: Elements".A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Part I.Manchester: Printed by S. Russell for R. Bickerstaff,Strand, London. pp. 217–220.
  13. ^abcdefghijklmnDalton, John (1810). "V: Compounds of two Elements - Section 12: Earths - Explanation of Plates - Plate 5: Elements".A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Part II.Manchester: Printed by Russell & Allen for R. Bickerstaff,Strand, London. pp. 546–548.
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