Common Elements

Overview

During the first week of class, we will introduce some "Common Elements" from the periodic table. For the first Quiz, you will need to have memorized Name to Symbol and Symbol back to name, including spelling, for each of these elements. Here is the list, so that you can start memorizing in advance. In addition, there will be an electronic way to practice. Please memorize these thoroughly!

Connection

Your success in this course will depend on whether you have memorized the basics thoroughly enough to pass Exams, and also to have a firm foundation for the material that will build on this. For example, you will not be able to predict products, write, and balance an equation for the reaction of "barium chloride plus sodium sulfide" if you are struggling to figure out what barium is, plus you will run out of time on the Quizzes and Exams. Thanks for your hard work on this!

Please spend some time mastering these basic elements!

Table of "Common Elements":

Common Elements
Element	Symbol	Element	Symbol
Aluminum	Al	Iron	Fe
Antimony	Sb	Lead	Pb
Argon	Ar	Lithium	Li
Arsenic	As	Magnesium	Mg
Barium	Ba	Mercury	Hg
Beryllium	Be	Neon	Ne
Bismuth	Bi	Nickel	Ni
Boron	B	Nitrogen	N
Bromine	Br	Oxygen	O
Cadmium	Cd	Phosphorus	P
Calcium	Ca	Platinum	Pt
Carbon	C	Potassium	K
Chlorine	Cl	Radium	Ra
Chromium	Cr	Selenium	Se
Cobalt	Co	Silicon	Si
Copper	Cu	Silver	Ag
Fluorine	F	Sodium	Na
Gold	Au	Sulfur	S
Helium	He	Tin	Sn
Hydrogen	H	Uranium	U
Iodine	I	Zinc	Zn