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