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GK QUESTION#3293

'Au' is the symbol for which of the following elements?

  1. AGoldCorrect answer
  2. BAluminium
  3. CSilver
  4. DArgon
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A. Gold

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Au is the chemical symbol for gold and comes from the Latin aurum. Aluminium is Al, silver is Ag and argon is Ar. The capital and lower-case letters distinguish these symbols.

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