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Mr. Adams asked his students to write the chemical symbol for the element zinc. He wrote the students’ answers on the whiteboard. Which answer is correct?

A) zn
B) Zn
C) ZN
D) zN

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The correct option of the four would be letter B. Zn.
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The answer is b. The second letter (if there is one) is always written as lowercase
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