Question

prepwork part 1: periodic table
directions: hidden in each group of letters below is the name of one element. starting with the first letter in the name (in bold), draw a line to form letter - to - letter until you trace the name. there are no diagonal lines and lines will not cross. then write the name and the symbol of the element in the line. reference the example.
ex: mercury (hg)
directions: write the correct abbreviation or element name for each question below.

1. **he:
2. **sodium:
3. **mg:
4. **carbon:
5. **o:
6. *sulfur:
7. *k:
8. *chlorine:
9. f:
10. argon:
11. fe:

Explanation:

Step1: Recall element symbols

Element symbols are abbreviations for element names. For example, 'He' is the symbol for helium.

Step2: Match symbols to names

• He is helium.
• Sodium has the symbol Na.
• Mg is magnesium.
• Carbon has the symbol C.
• O is oxygen.
• Sulfur has the symbol S.
• K is potassium.
• Chlorine has the symbol Cl.
• F is fluorine.
• Argon has the symbol Ar.
• Fe is iron.

Answer:

1. Helium
2. Na
3. Magnesium
4. C
5. Oxygen
6. S
7. Potassium
8. Cl
9. Fluorine
10. Ar
11. Iron