Periodic Table - Blocks of data
Blocks of data
Each block in the periodic table contains the name and properties of that element. The letters are the abbreviation or atomic symbolThe one- or two-letter abbreviation for a chemical element. of the chemical element. Each element has a one-or-two letter abbreviation as its symbol, often taken from the Latin word for a description, place, or name. For example, the atomic symbol for gold, Au, comes from the first two letters of the Latin word aurum, meaning shining dawn. Mercury's symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin hydragyrum, meaning liquid silver, and lead's symbol, Pb, comes from the Latin plumbum, meaning heavy.
Above the symbol is the atomic numberThe number of protons (or electrons) in an atom; the number that appears over the element symbol in the periodic table. of...
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