Shikha Goel and Saleha Parvez Solutions for Chapter: The Language of Chemistry, Exercise 1: CHECK POINT 01

What is wrong in the following symbol? Give the correct symbol.
Hydrogen ($\mathrm{Hg}$)

What is wrong in the following symbol? Give the correct symbol.
Copper ($\mathrm{Co}$)

What is wrong in the following symbol? Give the correct symbol.
Sulphur ($\mathrm{S}$)

What is wrong in the following symbol? Give the correct symbol.
Calcium ($\mathrm{CA}$)

Name any two elements whose symbols do not start with the same letter- as that of the name of the element.

Why the symbols of few elements, like sodium, do not start with the initial letter of the name?

Write the Latin name of the following element. Mercury 

Write the Latin name of the following element. Gold