Hence the provisional Element 113 is Uut, ununtrium, and 114 is Uuq, ununquadrium, etc. These symbols and names are about the last holdout of what was once the most dominant language in all of ...

The chemical symbol for oxygen is O. Makes sense. Calcium gets repped by a Ca. Sounds good. Hydrogen? H. Cobalt? Co. Lithium? Li. With you so far. Lead? Pb. There are actually a few things that ...

Element Symbols: Each element is represented by a unique one- or two-letter symbol, usually derived from its English or Latin name (e.g., H for Hydrogen, Au for Gold from "Aurum").