6:41 PM Sat Jul 15 < Q 615 no 0 08 0 Chemical Formulas Apparatus balance Bunsen burner and hose 50 mL graduated cylinder wire gauze crucible and cover boiling chips IMG_0881 To become familiar with chemical formulas and how they are obtained. Chemicals granular zinc powdered sulfur T 250 mL beaker evaporating dish ring stand and two iron rings stirring rod clay triangle copper wire 6 M HCI Symbols and Formulas One or two letters are used (with the first letter capitalized) to denote a chemical element. These symbols are derived, as a rule, from the first two letters or first syllable of the element's name. Chemists use an abbreviated notation to indicate the exact chemical composition DISCUSSION of compounds (chemical formulas). You then use these chemical formulas to indicate how new compounds are formed by chemical combinations of other compounds (chemical reactions). However, before you can learn how chemical formulas are written, you must first become acquainted with the symbols used to denote the element