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===About Chemical Symbols===
: [[Chemical Symbol]]s are used to write [[Balanced Symbol Equation]]s.
: Most [[Chemical Symbol]]s use the letters in their name for the symbol but some use letters from their old names. An example of this is [[Lead]] which has the symbol [[Pb]] because it used to be called 'plumbum'.
===Examples===
A [[Chemical Symbol]] is a shortened name for an [[element]] and how different [[element]]s are represented in [[Chemical Formula|chemical formulae]].
===About Chemical Symbols===
===About Chemical Symbols===
: [[Chemical Symbol]]s are used to write [[Balanced Symbol Equation]]s.
: Most [[Chemical Symbol]]s use the letters in their name for the symbol but some use letters from their old names. An example of this is [[Lead]] which has the symbol [[Pb]] because it used to be called 'plumbum'.