Easiest way to remember the first 20 elements of a periodic table (2024)

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1. Happy Henry Lives Beside Boron Cottage, Near Our Friend Nelly Nancy Mg Allen. Silly Patrick Stays Close. Arthur Kisses Carrie.
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Additional Information: The first twenty elements, of the periodic table, with their atomic number

Element	Symbol
Hydrogen	H
Helium	He
Lithium	Li
Beryllium	Be
Boron	B
Carbon	C
Nitrogen	N
Oxygen	O
Fluorine	F
Neon	Ne
Sodium	Na
Magnesium	Mg
Aluminium	Al
Silicon	Si
Phosphorous	P
Sulfur	S
Chlorine	Cl
Argon	Ar
Potassium	K
Calcium	Ca

Explanation:

Short Forms	Element	Symbol
Happy	Hydrogen	H
Henry	Helium	He
Lives	Lithium	Li
Beside	Beryllium	Be
Boron	Boron	B
Cottage	Carbon	C
Near	Nitrogen	N
Our	Oxygen	O
Friend	Fluorine	F
Nelly	Neon	Ne
Nancy	Sodium	Na
Mg	Magnesium	Mg
Allen	Aluminium	Al
Silly	Silicon	Si
Patrick	Phosphorous	P
Stays	Sulfur	S
Close	Chlorine	Cl
Arthur	Argon	Ar
Kisses	Potassium	K
Carrie	Calcium	Ca

Another way to remember -

Short Forms	Element	Symbol
Hi!	Hydrogen	H
He	Helium	He
Lies	Lithium	Li
Because	Beryllium	Be
Boys	Boron	B
Can	Carbon	C
Not	Nitrogen	N
Operate	Oxygen	O
Fireplaces	Fluorine	F
New	Neon	Ne
Nation	Sodium	Na
Might	Magnesium	Mg
Also	Aluminium	Al
Security	Silicon	Si
Peace	Phosphorous	P
Stays	Sulfur	S
Clause	Chlorine	Cl
A	Argon	Ar
King	Potassium	K
Can	Calcium	Ca

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