Chemistry Assignment
Atomic Structure
Date : 10th August 2022
Submitted By:
Jayden Shawn J S
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List of some symbols derived from English names of the
elements
Name of the element Symbol
Hydrogen H
Helium He
Lithium Li
Carbon C
Nitrogen N
Oxygen O
Fluorine F
Neon Ne
Magnesium Mg
Aluminium Al
Silicon Si
Phosphorus P
Sulphur S
Chlorine Cl
Argon Ar
Calcium Ca
Manganese Mn
Nickel Ni
Zinc Zn
Bromine Br
Krypton Kr
Iodine I
Barium Ba
Radium Ra
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List of some symbols derived from the Latin names of the elements
English Name of the Latin name of the
Symbol
element element
Sodium Na Natrium
Potassium K Kalium
Iron Fe Ferrum
Copper Cu Cuprum
Silver Ag Argentum
Gold Au Aurum
Mercury Hg Hydrargyrum
Lead Pb Plumbum
Tin Sn Stannum
Tungsten W Wolfram
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Electronic structures of the first 20 elements of the periodic table
Period 1 H He
Atomic Number. 1 2
Electronic 1 2
Structure.
Period 2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
Atomic Number. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Electronic 2, 1 2, 2 2, 3 2, 4 2, 5 2, 6 2, 7 2, 8
Structure.
Period 3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Atomic Number. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Electronic 2,8,1 2,8,2 2,8,2 2,8,2 2,8,2 2,8,2 2,8,2 2,8,2
Structure.
Period 4 K Ca
Atomic Number. 19 20
Electronic 2,8,8,1 2,8,8,2
Structure.
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Symbols, Atomic Numbers, Electronic Configuration and Number of cells of some
Elements
Atomic Electronic
S. No. Element Symbol No. of Shells
No. Configuration
1. Carbon C 6 2, 4 2
2. Aluminium Al 13 2,8,3 3
3. Oxygen O 8 2, 6 2
4. Magnesium Mg 12 2, 8, 3 3
5. Potassium K 19 2, 8, 8, 1 4
6. Calcium Ca 20 2, 8, 8, 2 4
7. Nitrogen N 7 2,5 2
8. Phosphorus P 15 2, 8, 5 3
9. Helium He 2 2 1
10. Hydrogen H 1 1 1
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Name of some common Compounds
Name of Compounds Symbols
Carbon monoxide CO
Carbon dioxide CO2
Sulphur dioxide SO2
Sulphur trioxide SO3
Carbon tetrachloride CCl4
Phosphorus pentaoxide P2O5
Ammonia NH3
Hydrogen peroxide H2O2
Hydrochloric acid HCl
Nitric acid HNO3
Sulphuric acid H2SO4
Phosphorus pentachloride PCl5
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