Symbols and names Sometimes it is easy to tell which element a symbol stands for. For example, C stands for carbon and Li stands for lithium.

The chemical symbol for oxygen is O. Makes sense. Calcium gets repped by a Ca. Sounds good. Hydrogen? H. Cobalt? Co. Lithium? Li. With you so far. Lead? Pb. There are actually a few things that ...

Some element symbols are simple. For example, oxygen is O.Others aren’t as straightforward. For example, the element symbol for iron is Fe, from the latin word ferrum for iron.

All four elements are not found in nature, and were synthetically created in laboratories. Until now, these elements had temporary names and symbols on the periodic table as their existence was ...