8. 2. ALONG WITH THE FIRST LETTER, THE
SECOND OR ANOTHER PROMINENT
LETTER IS ALSO USED IN SYMBOLS AS A
SMALL LETTER
ELEMENTS SYMBOLS
Calcium Ca
Chlorine Cl
Chromium Cr
Bromine Br
Beryllium Be
Manganese Mn
9. 3.SYMBOLS OF SOME ELEMENTS HAVE
BEEN DERIVED FROM THEIR LATIN
NAMES.
ELEMENTS LATIN NAME SYMBOLS
Sodium Natrium Na
Potassium Kalium K
Copper Cuprum Cu
Iron Ferrum Fe
Silver Argentum Ag