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Name the element from its symbol (44 well-known ones)
A chemical symbol such as Fe is shown. Type the element's name. You get one try at each. A right answer moves on by itself, Enter locks in a guess, and Skip or typing ? passes.
About this quiz
A chemical symbol is shown and you name the element. This is the short list of 44 well-known elements. Several have symbols taken from their Latin names, so the symbol and the English name share no letters.
Capital letters, accents and spaces are ignored when your answers are checked. You earn a bronze, silver or gold medal depending on how many you get right, and your best score is saved in this browser. There is no account to create.
Notes on the answers, and a fact contains spoilers
Iron is Fe (ferrum), gold is Au (aurum), lead is Pb (plumbum) and sodium is Na (natrium). Tungsten's W comes from wolfram, its German name.
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