While the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has set an international standard for element names, symbols, and atomic weights, the element names and symbols commonly differ from one country to the next. Here is a collection of printable periodic tables in different languages, including English, Spanish, French, […]
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7 Here’s the first periodic table with 118 names and elements. The IUPAC has formally approved the element names and symbols for elements 113, 115, 117, and 118. If those change, we’ll fix the table. The approved names and symbols for these elements are nihonium (Nh, element 113), moscovium (Mc, element […]
Periodic Table with 118 Elements
Although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has a standard periodic table and list of chemical elements, the names and symbols you see on your periodic table often depend on which language you speak and country you live in. Here’s a table of element names in different […]
Element Names in Different Languages
You can’t quiz students (or yourself) about the element names that go with the symbols if it’s all listed right there on the periodic table, so here is the periodic table without names. Here’s a handy dandy list of element names (which you can download as a PDF), in case you […]
Periodic Table Without Names
As of 2017, there are 21 elements named after people (element eponyms), although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) sometimes considers the connection to a person to be indirect. In other words, sometimes the element name was chosen to honor a place or thing, indirectly connecting it […]
Elements Named After People (Element Eponyms)
This element crossword puzzle is full of names of different countries from around the world. To figure out which countries have been included, you will need to know the element symbols of the elements listed in the clues. Each clue is a list of elements. Piece together their element symbols […]