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Symbol | Name | Needed? | Evidence | Discussion |
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Ac | Actinium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ag | Silver | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. Colour pronounced the same. | ||
Al | Aluminium | Yes, the different pronunciations may be confusing. Also an ENGVAR issue, see WP:ALUM | ||
Am | Americium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Ar | Argon | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
As | Arsenic | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
At | Astatine | Maybe | ||
Au | Gold | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. Colour pronounced the same. | ||
B | Boron | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ba | Barium | Yes, the different pronunciations may be confusing. | ||
Be | Beryllium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Bh | Bohrium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Bi | Bismuth | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Bk | Berkelium | Maybe | ||
Br | Bromine | Maybe | ||
C | Carbon | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Ca | Calcium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Cd | Cadmium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Ce | Cerium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Cf | Californium | No, sounds like it looks. California is a common word. | ||
Cl | Chlorine | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Cm | Curium | Maybe | ||
Cn | Copernicium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Co | Cobalt | Maybe | ||
Cr | Chromium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Cs | Caesium | Yes, the different pronunciations may be confusing. | ||
Cu | Copper | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Db | Dubnium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ds | Darmstadtium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Dy | Dysprosium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Er | Erbium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Es | Einsteinium | No, sounds like it looks. Einstein is a common word. | ||
Eu | Europium | No, sounds like it looks. Europe is a common word. | ||
F | Fluorine | Maybe | ||
Fe | Iron | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Fl | Flerovium | Maybe | ||
Fm | Fermium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Fr | Francium | Maybe | ||
Ga | Gallium | Maybe | ||
Gd | Gadolinium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ge | Germanium | No, sounds like it looks. Germany is a common word. | ||
H | Hydrogen | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
He | Helium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Hf | Hafnium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Hg | Mercury | No, sounds like it looks. Mercury (mythology) has same pronunciation. | ||
Ho | Holmium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Hs | Hassium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
I | Iodine | Maybe | ||
In | Indium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ir | Iridium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
K | Potassium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Kr | Krypton | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. Superman's planet has the same pronunciation. | ||
La | Lanthanum | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Li | Lithium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Lr | Lawrencium | No, sounds like it looks. Lawrence is a common name. | ||
Lu | Lutetium | Maybe | ||
Lv | Livermorium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Md | Mendelevium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Mg | Magnesium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Mn | Manganese | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Mo | Molybdenum | Maybe. | ||
Mt | Meitnerium | Yes. Difficult one. | ||
N | Nitrogen | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Na | Sodium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Nb | Niobium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Nd | Neodymium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ne | Neon | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Ni | Nickel | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. American 5-cent coin has the same pronunciation. | ||
No | Nobelium | Maybe | ||
Np | Neptunium | No, sounds like it looks. Neptune is a common word. | ||
O | Oxygen | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Os | Osmium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
P | Phosphorus | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Pa | Protactinium | Maybe | ||
Pb | Lead | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. Alternate pronunciation for the verb. | ||
Pd | Palladium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Pm | Promethium | Maybe | ||
Po | Polonium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Pr | Praseodymium | Maybe | ||
Pt | Platinum | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Pu | Plutonium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Ra | Radium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Rb | Rubidium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Re | Rhenium | Maybe | ||
Rf | Rutherfordium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Rg | Roentgenium | Yes | ||
Rh | Rhodium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Rn | Radon | Maybe | ||
Ru | Ruthenium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
S | Sulfur | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Sb | Antimony | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Sc | Scandium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Se | Selenium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Sg | Seaborgium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Si | Silicon | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Sm | Samarium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Sn | Tin | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Sr | Strontium | Yes, the different pronunciations may be confusing. | ||
Ta | Tantalum | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Tb | Terbium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Tc | Technetium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Te | Tellurium | Maybe | ||
Th | Thorium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Ti | Titanium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Tl | Thallium | No, sounds like it looks. | ||
Tm | Thulium | Maybe | ||
U | Uranium | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Uuo | Ununoctium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Uup | Ununpentium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Uus | Ununseptium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Uut | Ununtrium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
V | Vanadium | Maybe | ||
W | Tungsten | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Xe | Xenon | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Y | Yttrium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Yb | Ytterbium | Yes, difficult one. | ||
Zn | Zinc | No, sounds like it looks. Common word. | ||
Zr | Zirconium | No, sounds like it looks. |