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<p><b>Chemical symbols</b> are the abbreviations used in <a href="page.php?w=chemistry">chemistry</a>, mainly for <a href="page.php?w=chemical_element">chemical element</a>s, but also for <a href="page.php?w=functional_group">functional group</a>s, chemical compounds, and other entities. <b>Element symbols</b> for chemical elements, also known as <b>atomic symbols</b>, normally consist of one or two letters from the <a href="page.php?w=Latin_alphabet">Latin alphabet</a> and are written with the first letter capitalised.</p>

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