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GK QUESTION#3536

Ferrum is the Latin name for ___.

  1. Anickel
  2. Bcopper
  3. CironCorrect answer
  4. Dzinc
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C. iron

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Ferrum is the Latin name for iron and is the origin of its symbol Fe. Copper instead has symbol Cu from cuprum; nickel and zinc have symbols Ni and Zn.

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