Question

Choose the correct option, regarding IUPAC names?

• A. Many of the symbols are the first one or two letters of the element’s name in English
• B. The first letter of a symbol is always written as a capital letter (uppercase) and the second letter in lower case.
• C. Some of the Elements are named as per their Latin names
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All of the above

Symbols of some elements are formed with the first letter of the name and second letter of the symbol is taken from the letters appearing later in the same name.

Second letter of a symbol is always in small characters. And first letter is always uppercase

For eg: Calcium-Ca

Some of the elements are even named as per their Latin names
For eg: Potassium has a Latin name as 'Kalium' and it is given a symbol 'K'