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SS1: CHEMISTRY - 1ST TERM

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  1. Introduction to Chemistry and Laboratory Apparatus | Week 1
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  2. Nature of Matter | Week 2
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  3. Separation Techniques I | Week 3
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  4. Separation Techniques II | Week 4
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  5. Particulate Nature of Matter I | Week 5
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  6. Particulate Nature of Matter II | Week 6
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  7. Symbols, Formulae & Oxidation Number | Week 7
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  8. Laws of Chemical Combination | Week 8
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  9. Chemical Equation & Chemical Combination (Chemical Bonding) I | Week 9
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  10. Chemical Combination (Chemical Bonding) II | Week 10
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  11. Chemical Combination (Chemical Bonding) III & Shapes of Covalent Molecules | Week 11
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  • Symbols of Elements

Symbols of Elements:

A symbol represents an atom. The modern symbols were developed by Berzelius in 1814. He used either the first letter or the first and any other letter in the name of the element as a symbol.

Some names of elements and their symbols are listed in the tables below:

1. Elements with the First Letter of their Names as a Symbol:

Element SymbolAtomic Number 
HydrogenH1
CarbonC6
Boron B5
FluorineF9
SulphurS16
IodineI53
PhosphorusP15
Nitrogen N7

2. Elements with the First Two Letters as a Symbol:

 

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