A mnemonic (pronounced "ne MON ik") is one useful way to remember a list. This chemistry mnemonic is a phrase, consisting of words made using the symbols of the first nine elements in the periodic table.
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for:
- H - hydrogen
- He - helium
- Li - lithium
- Be - beryllium
- B - boron
- C - carbon
- N - nitrogen
- O - oxygen
- F - fluorine
