~ Which element is your favorite? ~ Why?
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~ Which element is your favorite? ~ Why? Warm Up
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Warm Up. ~ Which element is your favorite? ~ Why?. Chemical Symbols. The element names can be very long to write over and over. Scientist have agreed on a system of symbols to represent the elements. Some of these symbols have 1, 2 or 3 letters. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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~ Which element is your favorite?
~ Why?
Warm Up
Chemical Symbols
• The element names can be very long to write over and over.
• Scientist have agreed on a system of symbols to represent the elements.
• Some of these symbols have 1, 2 or 3 letters.
• The first letter is ALWAYS capitalized and the others (if there are any) are ALWAYS lowercase.
AFM image of silicon, obtained with a qPlus force sensor with a single crystal silicon tip. Image size 3.3 nm x 3.3 nm. [Ann. Phys. (Leipzig) 10, 887 (2001)].