Cm is the chemical symbol for curiam,named after the famous scientist Madam Curie.Why wasn't the symbol C,Cu or Cr used instead?
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because they were already symbol of any element.
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It was because 'C' was carbon
'Cu' was Copper
'Cr' was Cranium
As two elements can't have same symbol Cm was used for curiam
'Cu' was Copper
'Cr' was Cranium
As two elements can't have same symbol Cm was used for curiam
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