NAMES AND SYMBOLS OF COMMON ELEMENTS
chymist.com › Names and symbolsmagnesium has the symbol Mg (first letter and first consonant) manganese has the symbol Mn chlorine has the symbol Cl (first letter and first consonant NOT in common) chromium has the symbol Cr 4. Some symbols are based on the old name or Latin name of the element. There are eleven elements: Na natrium Sb stibium K kalium W wolfram