Question

why carbon is C but the mercury is hg ?






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Answer 1

Answer:

due to latin language

Explanation:

most of the elements are named in latin language as per their characteristics

in the same way, mercury is termed wid hg whereas carbon wid c

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Answer 2

Because the Lateral name of mercury is Hydrargerum hence the symbol is Hg .