Elements and Their Symbols

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What is the symbol for Silver?

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Ag

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What is the reason for the name of Silver?

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Symbol for the Latin name argentum.

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What is the symbol for Californium?

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Cf

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What is the reason for the name of Californium?

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Discovered at the University of California, Berkeley.

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What is the symbol for Copper?

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Cu

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What is the reason for the name of Copper?

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Symbol from cuprum, meaning from the island of Cyprus.

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What is the symbol for Yttrium?

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Y

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What is the reason for the name of Yttrium?

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After the town of Ytterby, Sweden.

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What is the symbol for Mercury?

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Hg

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What is the reason for the name of Mercury?

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Symbol from hydrargyrum, the Greek for liquid silver.