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Chemical equations use symbols to represent chemical reactions. These symbols typically include chemical formulas of the reactants and products, as well as symbols for states of matter and reaction conditions.
All of the symbols used in chemical equations are up on the Periodic Table. I hope that helps.
Actually there are a number of additional symbols used besides those found on the periodic table. Some of these include:
(s) means the substance is in a solid state
(g) means the substance is in a gaseous state
(l) means the substance is in a liquid state
(aq) means the substance has been dissolved in an aqueus solution (which is to say, water)
→ means "yields" and is used to indicate the result of the reaction.
↔ means that the reaction is reversible
↑ indicates a change of state (into a gas)
↓ indicates a precipitate formed by a reaction
∆ (over the reaction arrow) indicates the application of heat to the reactants
In addition, other factors may be noted above the reaction arrow such as the specific temperature, the catalyst required, the pressure needed, the application if electricity etc.
Ac Actinium
Ag Silver
Al Aluminum
Am Americium
Ar Argon
As Arsenic
At Astatine
Au Gold
B Boron
Ba Barium
Be Beryllium
Bh Bohrium
Bi Bismuth
Bk Berkelium
Br Bromine
C Carbon
Ca Calcium
Cd Cadmium
Ce Cerium
Cf Californium
Cl Chlorine
Cm Curium
Co Cobalt
Cp Copernicium
Cr Chromium
Cs Cesium
Cu Copper
Db Dubnium
Ds Darmstadtium
Dy Dysprosium
Er Erbium
Es Einsteinium
Eu Europium
F Fluorine
Fe Iron
Fm Fermium
Fr Francium
Ga Gallium
Gd Gadolinium
Ge Germanium
H Hydrogen
He Helium
Hf Hafnium
Hg Mercury
Ho Holmium
Hs Hassium
I Iodine
In Indium
Ir Iridium
K Potassium
Kr Krypton
La Lanthanum
Li Lithium
Lr Lawrencium
Lu Lutetium
Md Mendelevium
Mg Magnesium
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Mt Meitnerium
N Nitrogen
Na Sodium
Ne Neon
Nb Niobium
Nd Neodymium
Ni Nickel
No Nobelium
Np Neptunium
O Oxygen
Os Osmium
P Phosphorus
Pd Palladium
Po Polonium
Pb Lead
Pt Platinum
Pr Praseodymium
Pm Promethium
Pu Plutonium
Pa Protactinium
Ra Radium
Rb Rubidium
Re Rhenium
Rf Rutherfordium
Rg Roentgenium
Rh Rhodium
Rn Radon
Ru Ruthenium
S Sulfur
Sb Antimony
Sc Scandium
Se Selenium
Sg Seaborgium
Si Silicon
Sm Samarium
Sn Tin
Sr Strontium
Ta Tantalum
Tb Terbium
Tc Technetium
Te Tellurium
Th Thorium
Ti Titanium
Tl Thallium
Tm Thulium
U Uranium
Uub Ununbium
Uuh Ununhexium
Uun Ununnilium
Uuo Ununoctium
Uup Ununpentium
Uuq Ununquadium
Uus Ununseptium
Uut Ununtrium
Uuu Ununumium
V Vanadium
W Tungsten
Xe Xenon
Y Yttrium
Yb Ytterbium
Zn Zinc
Zr Zirconium
A common reaction is written as:
Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)--> NaCl (s)
Where it is necessary to include the Charges of each atom along with the single direction arrow because of this reactions' intermolecular forces wanting to sustain the solid form.
The chemical symbols for the elements are on the periodic table.
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