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- nouns - Are chemical element names capitalized? - English Language . . .
Do the names of chemical elements need to be capitalized? For example, in running text should it be hydrogen or Hydrogen?
- Why do people often capitalize element names?
According to IUPAC, chemical elements are not proper nouns in English; consequently, the full name of an element is not routinely capitalized in English However, I commonly see people (even in research articles) capitalize the element names, and I wonder why
- Should chemical compounds and elements be capitalized?
In the case of a name of a person, the first letter is written in capital letters Should the first letter of name of a chemical compound or element be written in capital letters?
- Are names of chemicals not proper nouns? - English Language Usage . . .
Chemical names are not capitalized unless they are the first word of a sentence or are part of a title or heading Then, the first letter of the syllabic portion is capitalized, not the locant, stereoisomer descriptor, or positional prefix
- Do you capitalize the element name Nitrogen? - Answers
Yes, "Uranium" should be capitalized as it is a proper noun and the name of a chemical element
- Should the F in Farmer John be capitalized mid-sentence?
Starting sentences, it's clear that the "F" in "Farmer John" is capitalized -- but I'm unclear whether the "F" in "Farmer John" should be capitalized mid-sentence as well E g which of these is correct, and why? Martha sees Farmer John building a barn Martha sees farmer John building a barn
- nouns - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A quick google shows that natural gas is generally capitalised whereas the rule for chemical elements seems to be that they are not I am writing a text that includes Natural Gas (I cannot replace
- Should chemical names in figures be capitalised? [duplicate]
Treat chemical names as common nouns with uniform style However, due to verbosity of certain chemical names, it might be a good idea to label each chemical structure with unique number and provide corresponding names in text This is likely going to save a lot of hassle if you are asked to use PINs or fit your images into a column
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