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A one or two letter symbol indicating a particular element two words no spaces

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The Symbols of elements is given by :

IUPAC : International Union Of Pure and Applied Chemistry .

Its is the Universally recognuised organisation which works on Chemical nomenclature and terminology.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to IUPAC the elements are named according to mythological concept of country ,mineral , place , property and scientist.

Ex:Copper name comes from the old english word Cyprus.

Rules of Naming elements :

1. The first Alphabet of the element is always Capital.Example:-

Sodium : Na not ''na'

2. The second alphabet is always small .Example

Sodium : Na not ''nA' or NA

3.For most of the elements ,The symbol of the element comes from the first two words.

Example : Hydrogen : H

Helium : He

Copper : Cu

Rules for naming elements having mass> 100

1. The names are derived directly from the atomic number .

Ex : 0 = nil 1= un 2=bi 3=tri

2. The name always ends with ''ium''

For example :

102 = Unnilbium

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