Chemistry Chapter 4 Reading Questions PDF

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1. What are elemental symbols? -Each element is given its own symbol, like O for oxygen and Cl for chlorine. 2. How are elemental symbols formatted? -Chemical symbols are usually one or two letters long, but sometimes three letters are used. 3. What do some symbols not match their names? -The reason that some symbols do not match their chemical names is that the same chemical symbols are used all over the world, no matter which language is spoken, which makes them most useful. 4. What is a period? -The horizontal rows on the periodic table. 5. What is a group? -The vertical columns on the periodic table....