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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

The symbols of lead and mercury are _________ respectively.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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4 Years ago
Dear student
For example, Pb is the symbol for lead (plumbum in Latin); Hg is the symbol for mercury (hydrargyrum in Greek); and He is the symbol for helium (a new Latin name) because helium was not known in ancient Roman times.
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