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'''Chemical Symbols''' are abbreviations chemists use to name the elements. <u> Two Rules When Naming Elements</u> #A single-letter symbol is ''always'' a capital letter #In a two-lettered symbol, ''only'' the ''first'' letter is capitalized The '''symbols''' are based on the name of the element, (ex. Fe names ''ferrum'', the Latin name for Iron) Also, during the early days of chemistry, elements were named in the traditional language of Latin; as other elements were discovered, they were named in the language of the chemist who discovered them. This accounts for the reason that not all chemicals have Latin names.
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