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Chemistry Symbols

Chemical symbols are abbreviations for atom names like Al for aluminum and Cl for chlorine. A chemical formula combines symbols to show how atoms form molecules, such as O2 for oxygen, H2O for water, CO2, C6H12O6, and Al(NO3)3 for aluminum nitrate which contains 1 aluminum atom, 3 nitrogen atoms, and 9 oxygen atoms.

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Chemistry Symbols

Chemical symbols are abbreviations for atom names like Al for aluminum and Cl for chlorine. A chemical formula combines symbols to show how atoms form molecules, such as O2 for oxygen, H2O for water, CO2, C6H12O6, and Al(NO3)3 for aluminum nitrate which contains 1 aluminum atom, 3 nitrogen atoms, and 9 oxygen atoms.

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25 September 2008 Meherzad Bhathena

Chemistry Symbols + Formulas


A chemical symbol is an abbreviation for the name of the type of atom.

 Al –Aluminum
 Cl- Chlorine
 K- Potassium
 Ag- Silver
 Au- Gold
 Na- Sodium

Chemical Formula – combine chemical symbols to show how atoms come together to form the
molecule.

O2 = Oxygen

H20 = Water

CO2

C6 H12 O6

Aluminum Nitrate AI(NO3) 3 Aluminum -1

Nitrogen – 1 x 3 – 3

Oxygen 3 x 3 -9 -

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