Periodic table quiz: Can you guess the element from its chemical symbol?

I is for Iodine. Its compounds are very useful in organic chemistry, medicine and photography.

Do you know what element Rn is?

Rn is the chemical symbol for Radon. If inhaled it can be very dangerous to humans. In some areas, radon builds up in homes from the surrounding soil and rock and has to be mitigated.

Hint, if you had a lot of this you would be rich.

Au represents the element Gold, which is used to make jewellery among other things. It can be mixed with other elements to create white and rose gold.

This one is tricky. Do you know what Hg is?

Maybe surprisingly, Hg is the chemical symbol for Mercury. It is mainly found in cinnabar ore in Spain and Italy.

Do you know what element Be is?

Did you guess that Be is the chemical symbol for Beryllium? It is one of the metals with a very high melting point.

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