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Element                                    Symbol
               Carbon                                     C
               Sulphur                                    S
               Hydrogen                                   H
               Oxygen                                     O
               Nitrogen                                   N
                1. Symbols derived from the first letter of the name of the element


               2. Symbols derived from first two letters of the name of the element


               Element                                    Symbol
               Neon                                       Ne
               Helium                                     He
               Calcium                                    Ca
               Radium                                     Ra
               Xenon                                      Xe
               3. Symbols derived from the first letter and any other prominent letter of the
               name of the element

               Element                                    Symbol
               Magnesium                                  Mg
               Chlorine                                   Cl
               Zinc                                       Zn
               Manganese                                  Mn
               4. Symbols derived from the Greek/Latin names of the elements
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               Element                         Greek/Latin name               Symbol
               Iron                            Ferrum                         Fe
               Sodium                          Natrium                        Na
               Potassium                       Kalium                         K
               Copper                          Cuprum                         Cu
               Gold                            Aurum                          Au
               Silver                          Argentum                       Ag
               Mercury                         Hydragyrum                     Hg
               Tin                             Stannum                        Sn
               Antimony                        Stibium                        Sb
               Tungsten                        Wolfram                        W
               Lead                            Plumbum                        Pb


















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