If the symbol for Cobalt, Co, were written as CO, what would be wrong with it?
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The symbol for Cobalt is Co and not CO because CO can be misunderstood as carbon monoxide(CO). Also, by convention, when the symbol of an element contains two letters, the first one is capitalized and the second is not. Other examples include Be, He, Fe, Pd, Au,
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The symbol for Cobalt is Co and not CO because CO can be misunderstood as carbon monoxide(CO). Also, by convention, when the symbol of element contains two letters, the first one is capitalized and the second is not. Other examples include Be, He, Fe, Pd.
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