i just thought of something... there isn't a "J" on the periodic table

[cirthix]

there's not a "Q" either, as long as you dont count element 114.

hmm... what else is missing?

 

[DaFinn]

Looking for the "Nerdiest post of day" award are we...

 

[BigJ]

Don't the symbols for elements come from their Latin forms? There's no J in Latin, so there would be no J as a symbol for an element.

 

[Analog]

j was reserved for electrical engineers...

 

[IAteYourMother]

...

 

[her209]

Another interesting fact: Each element is represented with a uppercase letter and usually is followed by a lowercase letter. :Q

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: her209
Another interesting fact: Each element is represented with a uppercase letter and usually is followed by a lowercase letter. :Q

? not all,for sure
H
C
N
O
F
S
I
K
Y
"Etc."

http://www.chemicool.com/

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: her209
Another interesting fact: Each element is represented with a uppercase letter and usually is followed by a lowercase letter. :Q

? not all,for sure
H
C
N
O
F
S
I
K
Y
"Etc."

http://www.chemicool.com/

That's why I put the "usually" part in there.

 

[Epic Fail]

9 92 6 19

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Don't the symbols for elements come from their Latin forms? There's no J in Latin, so there would be no J as a symbol for an element.

not all of the symbols, but a fair number of them do.