Chemical Symbols on the Periodic Table of the Elements (A Hubpages Multiple-Choice Quiz and Study Guide)

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By Casey White

The Periodic Table of What???

If you are one of the few people in the universe who doesn't find the Periodic Table of the Elements just a tad confusing, you will probably zip through this quiz without a hitch. If, however, you are just one of us "common folk" you may have to think about things you haven't thought of in years, and be exposed to elements you never even knew existed. Where the heck did all of these elements come from? When I was in college, some of them had not even been discovered, so I found this quiz a bit challenging. Home schoolers and high school students should find this quiz beneficial when studying the chemical symbols. I hope everyone finds it fun and entertaining.

Anyway, good luck!

Periodic Table of the Elements

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A Nugget of Gold

This is a gorgeous nugget of gold. Its chemical symbol Au is derived from the Latin word for gold, "aurum." In its pure form, gold is sun yellow, but when mixed with other metals it produces alloys of different colors.
This is a gorgeous nugget of gold. Its chemical symbol Au is derived from the Latin word for gold, "aurum." In its pure form, gold is sun yellow, but when mixed with other metals it produces alloys of different colors.

A Nugget of Silver

Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag for the latin word argentum, meaning grey or shining.
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag for the latin word argentum, meaning grey or shining.

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