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(Fe) Iron is from the Latin name ferrous. Two letters to probably differentiate from fluorine. Not I for iron because we have iodine maybe.
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What is wrong this element symbol CA?
It has two capital letters, and is the abbreviation for the state of California. Elements that have two letters (like Pb for lead, Fe for iron) only have one capital letter.
What is Fe in Fe500 steel?
Letters. The probable reason for using those particular ones is that Fe is the chemical symbol for iron.
Which is the chemical symbol used for iron?
The symbol for the element iron is Fe. Ferrous is the latin for Iron - Fe is the abbreviated letters for this latin word. Hence the chemical symbol for iron is Fe from its latin origination. Fe is the abbreviation for ferrum, which is Latin for iron. The word also gives us "ferrous" meaning "containing iron". It comes from the Latin as in ferrous etc.
Fe is the symbol for what element?
Fe is the symbol for Iron.
What is the symbol for the elements iron?
Fe
Is Fe a symbol or formula?
Fe is a chemical symbol for the element iron.
FE is the symbol for this metal?
Iron is the chemical element with the symbol Fe.
Why is iron's symbol FE'' on the periodic table?
Iron's symbol is written as Fe. Fe stands for ferrous.
From what Latin word is the symbol for iron derived?
Ferrum is the Latin equivalent of 'iron'. It's the word from which the symbol for iron is derived. Its symbol is 'Fe', which is taken from the first two letters of the word in Latin.
What element on the Periodic Table has the scientific symbol of Fe?
Fe is the symbol for Iron
Why does the symbol Fe for iron?
"Fe" is the symbol for ironas the old latin name for the metal is "ferrum"
What is the chemical symbol for iorn?
Fe [ferrous]
