Question

How are the chemical symbols for silicon, strontium, selenium, and seaborgium alike?

The periodic table is shown. The symbol for silicon is Si. The symbol for strontium is Sr. The symbol for selenium is Se. The symbol for seaborgium is Sg.































Source: Anton Prohorov. 123RF

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Responses

All are 2 letters, start with S, and come from their Greek or Latin names.
All are 2 letters, start with S, and come from their Greek or Latin names.

All are 2 letters. Only two start with S because they come from their Greek or Latin names.
All are 2 letters. Only two start with S because they come from their Greek or Latin names.

Most are 2 letters. All contain S and match up with their element names.
Most are 2 letters. All contain S and match up with their element names.

All are 2 letters, start with S, and match up with their element names.
All are 2 letters, start with S, and match up with their element names.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**All are 2 letters, start with S, and come from their Greek or Latin names.**

All four chemical symbols (Si for silicon, Sr for strontium, Se for selenium, and Sg for seaborgium) consist of two letters, begin with the letter S, and are derived from their respective Latin or Greek names.