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Golds elemental symbol is: Au
The atomic symbol for gold is AU.
The chemical symbol for gold is Au, which comes from its Latin name "aurum."
The name and the symbol (U) of uranium are derived from the name of the planet Uranus.
The name "argon" comes from the Greek word "argos," meaning lazy or inactive, reflecting argon's inert nature. Its chemical symbol "Ar" is derived from the first two letters of the element's name.
Name Origin: From the Old English word seolfor(silver)Symbol Origin: From the Latin word argentum(silver)Date of Discovery: Known to the ancients
The symbol or chemical formula is Ag
The chemical symbol of technetium - Tc- is formed by two letters from the name.
The chemical symbol for lead is Pb. The symbol Pb comes from the Latin word "plumbum," which is the origin of the English word "plumbing." The symbol Pb is not reminiscent of its English name because it is based on its Latin name.
The name of chromium (symbol Cr) is derived from the Greek language word chroma with the meaning color.
The Latin name for gold is aurum, which gives it its symbol Au.
The Latin name, from which the chemical symbol was derived, was stibnium.