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the letters on the periodic table mean the abbriviations of the words

they are not mere letters.it is a shorthand method of representing the basic and mounted up elements of chemistry...an essential tool for every chemist.

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The top number atomic number equal to the number of protons and thus electrons too.

The letter(s) injdicate a shorthand name of the element

The last numbers indicate the Atomic Mass.

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