These rules help in identifying and writing chemical symbols consistently across all elements. The symbol serves as a shorthand notation for each element's name in formulas and equations ...

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It's important to use the names and chemical symbols for the first 20 elements in the periodic table, as well as the elements in groups 1 and 7.

The periodic table shows the names and symbols of the elements. Elements are arranged into groups that share similar characteristics. Groups are numbered from 1 to 7, then 0. Metals are found on ...