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Write the chemical symbol OF two elements ??

which are formed from the frist letter of the element name ?

whose name has taken from the name of the elements in latin ??

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The chemical symbol of hydrogen is H, while that for oxygen is O. For both these elements, the symbol has been derived from the first name of the elements. Other elements such as nitrogen, lithium, helium also have their chemical symbols beginning from the first name of the element.

The chemical symbols for sodium and gold have been derived from the latin names. The latin name of sodium is natrium and its chemical symbol is Na, while the latin name of gold is aurum and its chemical symbol is Au.


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