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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Periodic Table - Elements 2 (Questions)

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How well do you know the elements in the Periodic Table? What about lead, arsenic and krypton?

Each element is given a symbol to represent the element. For example, the symbol for Oxygen is O. They symbol for helium is He. The symbol for gold is Au. The symbol for Magnesium is Mg.

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You will notice that the symbol for some elements is very different from the English name of the element. This is because the symbol uses either the Latin form of the word or because the element itself was once known by a different name and the original name is where the symbol was taken from. For example, gold is derived from Aurium, hence Au.

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1. The symbol for Aluminum is ___?
[ ] A
[ ] Al
[ ] Am
[ ] An
2. The symbol for Hydrogen is ___?
[ ] H
[ ] Hd
[ ] Hg
[ ] Hn
3. The symbol for Calcium is ___?
[ ] Cl
[ ] Cu
[ ] C
[ ] Ca
4. The symbol for Nickel is ___?
[ ] N
[ ] Nc
[ ] Ni
[ ] Nl
5. The symbol for Lead is ___?
[ ] Pb
[ ] L
[ ] Le
[ ] Pl
6. The symbol for Arsenic is ___?
[ ] Ar
[ ] As
[ ] A
[ ] Ac
7. The symbol for Krypton is ___?
[ ] K
[ ] Kp
[ ] Kt
[ ] Kr
8. The symbol for Silver is ___?
[ ] S
[ ] Sl
[ ] Ag
[ ] Ar
9. The symbol for Uranium is ___?
[ ] Ur
[ ] U
[ ] Un
[ ] Um
10. The symbol for Tin is ___?
[ ] Sn
[ ] T
[ ] St
[ ] Tn
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Periodic Table - Elements 2 (Answers)
1. The symbol for Aluminum is ___?
[ ] A
[x] Al
[ ] Am
[ ] An
The symbol for the Aluminum element is Al. Answer (b) is correct
2. The symbol for Hydrogen is ___?
[x] H
[ ] Hd
[ ] Hg
[ ] Hn
The symbol for the Hydrogen element is H. Answer (a) is correct
3. The symbol for Calcium is ___?
[ ] Cl
[ ] Cu
[ ] C
[x] Ca
The symbol for the Calcium element is Ca. Answer (d) is correct
4. The symbol for Nickel is ___?
[ ] N
[ ] Nc
[x] Ni
[ ] Nl
The symbol for the Nickel element is Ni. Answer (c) is correct
5. The symbol for Lead is ___?
[x] Pb
[ ] L
[ ] Le
[ ] Pl
The symbol for the Lead element is Pb. Its old name was Plumbum. Answer (a) is correct
6. The symbol for Arsenic is ___?
[ ] Ar
[x] As
[ ] A
[ ] Ac
The symbol for the Arsenic element is As. Answer (b) is correct
7. The symbol for Krypton is ___?
[ ] K
[ ] Kp
[ ] Kt
[x] Kr
The symbol for the Krypton element is Kr. Answer (d) is correct
8. The symbol for Silver is ___?
[ ] S
[ ] Sl
[x] Ag
[ ] Ar
The symbol for the Silver element is Ag. Its old name was Argentum. Answer (c) is correct
9. The symbol for Uranium is ___?
[ ] Ur
[x] U
[ ] Un
[ ] Um
The symbol for the Uranium element is U. Answer (b) is correct
10. The symbol for Tin is ___?
[x] Sn
[ ] T
[ ] St
[ ] Tn
The symbol for the Tin element is Sn. Its old name was Stannum. Answer (a) is correct