educational purposes

1. Elements

3. Element
A pure substance made of only one kind of matter
(same type of atom).

4. Periodic Table of Elements
The Periodic
Table lists all the
known elements

5. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Hydrogen

6. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Oxygen

7. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Nitrogen

8. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Fluorine

9. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Boron

10. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Europium

11. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Copernicium

12. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Titanium

13. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Barium

14. Identify the following chemical
SYMBOL.
Copper

15. •Elements are pure substances
that are represented by
chemical symbols.
•Some elements are
represented by one letter
•Can you find elements in
your periodic table that are
represented by one letter?
•Others are represented
by two letters.
•Can you find elements in
your periodic table that are
represented by TWO letters?

16. • Some elements can have ONE letter to represent it.
Hydrogen! That’s easy 
• Sometimes, symbols on the periodic table can be tricky!
• Elements can sound different than the letter that
represents it.
Any guesses on what
element this is?
Like the
kind that’s
found in
bananas!!

17. • Some elements may have TWO letters to represent it.
Here is another tricky element symbol! Elements can
sound different than the letters that represents it.
Any guesses on what
element this is?
Helium! *Notice: 1st letter is uppercase
2nd letter is lowercase.

18. Next slide begins
compounds.

19. Compound
A substance whose
molecules contain matter
from two or more
elements
Na
Cl
What do you use
this compound for
in life?

20. Two ELEMENTS can chemically combine and
create a COMPOUND!
O
OXYGEN
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Sometimes one element can have two
letters, so don’t get confused!
Hint: each element will have at
least one capital letter

21. PRACTICE
• Element or Compound?