Nomenclature and Symbols
The various chemical elements are formally identified by their unique atomic numbers, by their accepted names, and by their symbols.
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“For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is good, as ferries and horses are, for conveyance, not as farms and houses are, for homestead.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)