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Advanced Element Symbols Guide

This document lists the Latin names and symbols for various elements. It groups the elements into four sets based on how their symbols are derived from their Latin names. Set I uses the first letter of the Latin name as the symbol. Set II uses a combination of the first, second, and third letters. Set III has unique symbols for Helium and Neon. Set IV derives the full symbol from the Latin name. The document provides a reference for looking up an element's Latin name or symbol.

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Advanced Element Symbols Guide

This document lists the Latin names and symbols for various elements. It groups the elements into four sets based on how their symbols are derived from their Latin names. Set I uses the first letter of the Latin name as the symbol. Set II uses a combination of the first, second, and third letters. Set III has unique symbols for Helium and Neon. Set IV derives the full symbol from the Latin name. The document provides a reference for looking up an element's Latin name or symbol.

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ELEMENTS – LATIN NAMES AND SYMBOLS - ADVANCED

Name of Element Latin name Symbol

Set I
Oxygen Oxygenium O
Remember
Hydrogen Hydrogenii H this as a set
Carbon Carboneum C as here the
symbol is the
Nitrogen Hydrargyrum N first letter of
Sulphur Sulphurium S the element

Boron Borum B
Aluminum Alum Al
Set II
Calcium Calx Ca
Here the
Chlorine Chlorum Cl
symbol has
Chromium Chromium Cr two letters
(combination
Magnesium Magnesia Mg
of first,
Manganese Manganum Mn second and
third letter)
Silicon Silicum Si
Zinc Zincum Zn
Platinum Platinum Pt
Set III -Symbols
Helium Helium He of Helium and
Neon are
Neon Neon Ne similar

Antimony Stibium Sb
Sodium Natrium Na Set IV

Copper Cuprum Cu Here the


symbols are
Iron Ferrum Fe
all derived
Lead Plumbum Pb from their
Latin names
Silver Argentum Ag
Gold Aurum Au
Tungsten Wolfram W

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