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Some chemical symbols come from the an element's name in another language.

In the case of gold Au comes from the Latin name for gold: aurum.

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Why does the element gold have the symbol au?

The symbol for gold, Au, comes from its Latin name "aurum," which means shining dawn. The symbol Au is derived from the first two letters of aurum.


What is the origin for the of symbol for gold?

The symbol for gold, Au, comes from the Latin word "aurum," which means gold. The symbol Au is derived from the first two letters of the word.


What is the symbol for gold?

Au is the symbol for the element gold (from Latin name aurum).


What is the element Au symbol?

gold I believe you are talking about the element Gold. It comes from the Latin name of gold which is aurum.


What element has a symbol that does not contain any letters found in the name of the element?

Some of them are K - Potassium Sb - Antimony Au - Gold Ag - Silver Pb - Lead Sn - Tin W - Tungsten


What is gold's original name and symbol?

The Latin name for gold, aurum (glowing dawn), is the source of the chemical symbol Au.


What is the name of the element whose symbol is Au?

The element with the symbol Au is gold.


Why is the abreveation for gold au and not g?

Gold appears as "Au" on the periodic table, as this is the abbreviation for Auric, which means "pertaining or related to gold."


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The term for the abbreviation is the "symbol" (aka elemental symbol or atomic symbol) for the element. The letter may not be the actual first two letters, and for some elements it is based on older names (e.g. Au for gold is from the Latin name aurum and Pb for lead from plumbum).


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