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First 20 Elements: Symbols Quiz
Match the chemical symbol to the element for the first 20 elements of the periodic table.
- 🎓 Grades 7–8
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Which element has the symbol H?
- A Hafnium
- B Helium
- C Mercury
- D Hydrogen
Which element has the symbol He?
- A Helium
- B Hydrogen
- C Hafnium
- D Neon
Which element has the symbol Li?
- A Lithium
- B Lanthanum
- C Lead
- D Lutetium
Which element has the symbol Be?
- A Boron
- B Barium
- C Bromine
- D Beryllium
Which element has the symbol B?
- A Barium
- B Beryllium
- C Boron
- D Bromine
Which element has the symbol C?
- A Calcium
- B Chlorine
- C Carbon
- D Copper
Which element has the symbol N?
- A Nickel
- B Nitrogen
- C Neon
- D Sodium
Which element has the symbol O?
- A Osmium
- B Oxygen
- C Gold
- D Ozone
Which element has the symbol F?
- A Phosphorus
- B Fermium
- C Iron
- D Fluorine
Which element has the symbol Ne?
- A Nickel
- B Nitrogen
- C Neon
- D Sodium
Which element has the symbol Na?
- A Nitrogen
- B Sodium
- C Nickel
- D Neon
Na comes from natrium, the Latin name for sodium.
Which element has the symbol Mg?
- A Manganese
- B Magnesium
- C Mercury
- D Molybdenum
Which element has the symbol Al?
- A Silver
- B Argon
- C Aluminum
- D Gold
Which element has the symbol Si?
- A Sodium
- B Silicon
- C Silver
- D Sulfur
Which element has the symbol P?
- A Lead
- B Phosphorus
- C Potassium
- D Polonium
Which element has the symbol S?
- A Sulfur
- B Sodium
- C Silicon
- D Scandium
Which element has the symbol Cl?
- A Calcium
- B Copper
- C Carbon
- D Chlorine
Which element has the symbol Ar?
- A Gold
- B Argon
- C Arsenic
- D Aluminum
Which element has the symbol K?
- A Phosphorus
- B Calcium
- C Potassium
- D Krypton
K comes from kalium, an old Latin name for potassium.
Which element has the symbol Ca?
- A Chlorine
- B Carbon
- C Cadmium
- D Calcium
Which element has atomic number 1?
- A Oxygen
- B Helium
- C Carbon
- D Hydrogen
Which element has atomic number 6?
- A Nitrogen
- B Oxygen
- C Carbon
- D Boron
Which element has atomic number 8?
- A Nitrogen
- B Oxygen
- C Neon
- D Fluorine
What is the chemical symbol for iron (a bonus beyond the first 20)?
- A I
- B Ir
- C In
- D Fe
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