How was the chemical symbol of arsenic determined?

Answer 1

Arsenic's modern symbol, As, is simply a product of the name. It is likely Argon already had been deemed Ar, so Arsenic used the next possible combination, As.

Answer 2

The chemical symbol for arsenic, As, was determined based on its Latin name, "arsenicum." The first letter, A, was chosen to represent the element. This system of using the first letter or first two letters of an element's name to create its chemical symbol was established by chemists in the early days of the Periodic Table.

Answer 3

it is because it got its name from greek