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Question
The scientist who proposed the first letter (or first letter and another letter) of the Latin or English name of
an element as its symbol, was :
Options
Dalton
Proust
Lavoisier
Berzelius
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Solution
Berzelius
Berzelius proposed the first letter (or first letter and another letter) of the Latin or English name of any element as its symbol.
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