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Periodic table flashcards: elements 1 to 36

76 free flashcards for the first 36 elements, hydrogen to krypton: symbol to name and name to symbol, each with its atomic number, checked against PubChem.

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What’s in the deck

  • All 36 elements from hydrogen (1) to krypton (36), the set behind every “1-36” deck students search for.
  • Both directions: symbol to name and name to symbol, 72 cards, with the atomic number on every answer.
  • The 4 odd symbols: sodium (Na), potassium (K), iron (Fe) and copper (Cu), and where three of them come from.

Watch out: Mg is magnesium and Mn is manganese, and Co (cobalt) is an element while CO is carbon monoxide, a compound of C and O. Capital letters matter.

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  • Learn in rows: the 2nd and 3rd rows (lithium to argon) first, then potassium to krypton, adding the next 8 or 10 cards only once the last ones stick.
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All 76 cards, with answers

  1. 1
    Which element has the symbol H?
    Hydrogen (atomic number 1)
  2. 2
    What is the symbol for hydrogen?
    H (atomic number 1)
  3. 3
    Which element has the symbol He?
    Helium (atomic number 2)
  4. 4
    What is the symbol for helium?
    He (atomic number 2)
  5. 5
    Which element has the symbol Li?
    Lithium (atomic number 3)
  6. 6
    What is the symbol for lithium?
    Li (atomic number 3)
  7. 7
    Which element has the symbol Be?
    Beryllium (atomic number 4)
  8. 8
    What is the symbol for beryllium?
    Be (atomic number 4)
  9. 9
    Which element has the symbol B?
    Boron (atomic number 5)
  10. 10
    What is the symbol for boron?
    B (atomic number 5)
  11. 11
    Which element has the symbol C?
    Carbon (atomic number 6)
  12. 12
    What is the symbol for carbon?
    C (atomic number 6)
  13. 13
    Which element has the symbol N?
    Nitrogen (atomic number 7)
  14. 14
    What is the symbol for nitrogen?
    N (atomic number 7)
  15. 15
    Which element has the symbol O?
    Oxygen (atomic number 8)
  16. 16
    What is the symbol for oxygen?
    O (atomic number 8)
  17. 17
    Which element has the symbol F?
    Fluorine (atomic number 9)
  18. 18
    What is the symbol for fluorine?
    F (atomic number 9)
  19. 19
    Which element has the symbol Ne?
    Neon (atomic number 10)
  20. 20
    What is the symbol for neon?
    Ne (atomic number 10)
  21. 21
    Which element has the symbol Na?
    Sodium (atomic number 11)
  22. 22
    What is the symbol for sodium?
    Na (atomic number 11)
  23. 23
    Which element has the symbol Mg?
    Magnesium (atomic number 12)
  24. 24
    What is the symbol for magnesium?
    Mg (atomic number 12)
  25. 25
    Which element has the symbol Al?
    Aluminum (atomic number 13)
  26. 26
    What is the symbol for aluminum?
    Al (atomic number 13)
  27. 27
    Which element has the symbol Si?
    Silicon (atomic number 14)
  28. 28
    What is the symbol for silicon?
    Si (atomic number 14)
  29. 29
    Which element has the symbol P?
    Phosphorus (atomic number 15)
  30. 30
    What is the symbol for phosphorus?
    P (atomic number 15)
  31. 31
    Which element has the symbol S?
    Sulfur (atomic number 16)
  32. 32
    What is the symbol for sulfur?
    S (atomic number 16)
  33. 33
    Which element has the symbol Cl?
    Chlorine (atomic number 17)
  34. 34
    What is the symbol for chlorine?
    Cl (atomic number 17)
  35. 35
    Which element has the symbol Ar?
    Argon (atomic number 18)
  36. 36
    What is the symbol for argon?
    Ar (atomic number 18)
  37. 37
    Which element has the symbol K?
    Potassium (atomic number 19)
  38. 38
    What is the symbol for potassium?
    K (atomic number 19)
  39. 39
    Which element has the symbol Ca?
    Calcium (atomic number 20)
  40. 40
    What is the symbol for calcium?
    Ca (atomic number 20)
  41. 41
    Which element has the symbol Sc?
    Scandium (atomic number 21)
  42. 42
    What is the symbol for scandium?
    Sc (atomic number 21)
  43. 43
    Which element has the symbol Ti?
    Titanium (atomic number 22)
  44. 44
    What is the symbol for titanium?
    Ti (atomic number 22)
  45. 45
    Which element has the symbol V?
    Vanadium (atomic number 23)
  46. 46
    What is the symbol for vanadium?
    V (atomic number 23)
  47. 47
    Which element has the symbol Cr?
    Chromium (atomic number 24)
  48. 48
    What is the symbol for chromium?
    Cr (atomic number 24)
  49. 49
    Which element has the symbol Mn?
    Manganese (atomic number 25)
  50. 50
    What is the symbol for manganese?
    Mn (atomic number 25)
  51. 51
    Which element has the symbol Fe?
    Iron (atomic number 26)
  52. 52
    What is the symbol for iron?
    Fe (atomic number 26)
  53. 53
    Which element has the symbol Co?
    Cobalt (atomic number 27)
  54. 54
    What is the symbol for cobalt?
    Co (atomic number 27)
  55. 55
    Which element has the symbol Ni?
    Nickel (atomic number 28)
  56. 56
    What is the symbol for nickel?
    Ni (atomic number 28)
  57. 57
    Which element has the symbol Cu?
    Copper (atomic number 29)
  58. 58
    What is the symbol for copper?
    Cu (atomic number 29)
  59. 59
    Which element has the symbol Zn?
    Zinc (atomic number 30)
  60. 60
    What is the symbol for zinc?
    Zn (atomic number 30)
  61. 61
    Which element has the symbol Ga?
    Gallium (atomic number 31)
  62. 62
    What is the symbol for gallium?
    Ga (atomic number 31)
  63. 63
    Which element has the symbol Ge?
    Germanium (atomic number 32)
  64. 64
    What is the symbol for germanium?
    Ge (atomic number 32)
  65. 65
    Which element has the symbol As?
    Arsenic (atomic number 33)
  66. 66
    What is the symbol for arsenic?
    As (atomic number 33)
  67. 67
    Which element has the symbol Se?
    Selenium (atomic number 34)
  68. 68
    What is the symbol for selenium?
    Se (atomic number 34)
  69. 69
    Which element has the symbol Br?
    Bromine (atomic number 35)
  70. 70
    What is the symbol for bromine?
    Br (atomic number 35)
  71. 71
    Which element has the symbol Kr?
    Krypton (atomic number 36)
  72. 72
    What is the symbol for krypton?
    Kr (atomic number 36)
  73. 73
    Which 4 of the first 36 elements have symbols that don't come from their English names?
    Sodium (Na), potassium (K), iron (Fe) and copper (Cu)
  74. 74
    Why is sodium's symbol Na?
    It comes from natron, a natural sodium salt; the name sodium comes from "soda"
  75. 75
    Why is potassium's symbol K?
    It comes from kalium, the name Berzelius preferred; the name potassium comes from "potash"
  76. 76
    Where does copper's name come from?
    Old English coper, from Latin Cyprium aes, "metal from Cyprus"

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  1. Periodic Table of Elements, PubChem, National Library of Medicine
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