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Atomic symbol

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-000905

A one- or two-letter abbreviation used to represent a chemical element, derived from its name, often in Latin or Greek. This symbol is universally recognized and provides a concise way to denote elements in chemical formulas and equations. For instance, 'H' represents hydrogen and 'He' represents helium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-000905
FieldChemistry
ReferencesRed Book, 3rd ed., p. 36
Record as JSON 
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