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Symbol comes from latin name: Argentum

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Ar
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Argon
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Argon is odorless and makes up more than 1% of the Earth's atmosphere

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Au
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Gold
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Symbol comes from latin name: Aurum

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B
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Boron
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C
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Carbon
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The variant spelling cesium is sometimes used, especially in North American English, but caesium is the spelling used by the IUPAC, although since 1993 it has recognized cesium as a variant as well. [wikipedia]

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Named after the island of Cyprus

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Fe
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Iron
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Symbol comes from latin name: Ferrum

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Symbol comes from a latinized-greek name: Hydrargyrum. Hydrargyrum literally means watery/quick silver.

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I
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Iodine
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Symbol comes from latin name: Kalium

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Symbol comes from latin name: Natrium

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Ne
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Neon
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O
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Oxygen
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Pb
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Lead
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Symbol comes from latin name: Plumbum.

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Named after Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered x-rays.

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Rn
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Radon
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Symbol comes from latin name: Stibium

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Sn
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Tin
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Symbol comes from latin name: Stannum

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A U.S. and Russian team claim to have created this synthetic superheavy element (118) on Monday 16 October 2006.

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Temporary name of an undiscovered chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uus. [wikipedia]

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From the Latin name "Wolfram"

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Xe
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Xenon
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Zn
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Zinc
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