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Question
Give the names and symbols of the first twenty elements of the periodic table.
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Solution
| Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol |
| Hydrogen | H | Sodium | Na |
| Helium | He | Magnesium | Mg |
| Lithium | Li | Aluminium | Al |
| Beryllium | Be | Silicon | Si |
| Boron | B | Phosphorus | P |
| Carbon | C | Sulphur | S |
| Nitrogen | N | Chlorine | Cl |
| Oxygen | O | Argon | Ar |
| Fluorine | F | Potassium | K |
| Neon | Ne | Calcium | Ca |
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