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Colombo Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
How are chemical elements read?
I would like to know whether the chemical elements in formulas are read as syllables or letter by letter. I must write "SiO2 film" with the indefinite article, and I don't know whether it must be "a" (in case the formula is read as see-oh-two) or "an" (if it's read ess-ee-oh-two, as would be the case in Spanish, for example).
(My aplogies for my clumsy way of transcribing the different pronuntiations, but I don't know how it should be done.)
Thanks!
(My aplogies for my clumsy way of transcribing the different pronuntiations, but I don't know how it should be done.)
Thanks!
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They are read as names or letters. With 'SiO2', it would be read as either 'a Silicon dioxide film' or 'an Ess ai oh two film'.
- They are read as names or letters.
- With 'SiO2', it would be read as either 'a Silicon dioxide film' or 'an Ess ai oh two film'.
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They are read as names or letters.
With 'SiO2', it would be read as either 'a Silicon dioxide film' or 'an Ess ai oh two film'.
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They are read as names or letters.
With 'SiO2', it would be read as either 'a Silicon dioxide film' or 'an Ess ai oh two film'.
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