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प्रश्न
State a reason why the symbol of calcium is ‘Ca’ and of copper is ‘Cu’
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उत्तर
As the name calcium and copper start with same letter of English alphabet ‘C’ so another letter from the name of the element is added to ‘C’.
Hence symbol of calcium is ‘Ca’ and symbol of copper or cuprum (Latin name of copper) is ‘Cu’.
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