Question

Give two symbols which have been derived from the ‘English names’ of the elements?

Answer 1

The periodic table of elements is frequently used in chemistry to look up chemical elements because it is organised in such a way that it shows periodic trends in the chemical characteristics of the elements. The Periodic table, on the other hand, usually simply shows the element's symbol, not its full name.

Complete answer:
Two examples of symbols which have been derived from the "English names" of their respective elements: Sulphur - $S$ and Aluminium - $Al$ .
Sulphur belongs to group $16$ . It is a non-metal that is produced as a by-product of natural gas production. It is brilliant yellow in colour and has a highly foul odour (like rotten eggs).
Car batteries, fertiliser, oil refining, water processing, and mineral extraction are all made with sulphur. Rubber vulcanization, bleaching paper, and product manufacturing, such as cement, detergents, and insecticides, are some of the other uses for sulphur-based compounds.
Aluminium is a boron group metal that is soft, silvery-white, ductile, and nonmagnetic. It belongs to the $13 group$ . It's commonly used for foil and conductor cables, but it needs to be alloyed with other elements to achieve the greater strengths required for other uses.

Note:
The majority of the symbols are close to the element's name, however other symbols have Latin roots. Silver, for example, is symbolised as $Ag$ from its Latin word ‘Argentum’. Because these symbols do not always correspond to the English names of the elements, learning the names of all the elements in the periodic table may be challenging for a beginning in chemistry.