Give two examples each of elements whose symbols are derived from the following.
the first letter of their name

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For ease of writing, each element is represented by a symbol or chemical symbol. The symbol is a kind of abbreviation and is derived from the name of the element. There are different ways in which the symbol is arrived at.
The first letter of the name, written in capitals, is used as the symbol, for example, oxygen $(O)$ , and hydrogen $(H)$

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