Chemistry, asked by gitanjali7358, 1 year ago

Cm is the chemical formula for curium, named after the famous scientist madame curie.why wasn't the symbol c,currently or caused instead?

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Answered by MissNerds
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because the symbols c (carbon), Cu (copper) and ca (calcium) are already taken for other elements and using them again would lead to confusion. 
Answered by bobojan573
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Answer:

The reason was that becuase C is use for Carbon, Cu is use for Copper and Cr is use for Chromium.

Explanation:

Carbon is a chemical element with symbol of C, atomic number is 6.

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