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why is the symbol of arsenic 'as' and not 'ar'​

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Answered by runnyferal
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Explanation:

Arsenic gets its name from a Persian word for the yellow pigment now known as orpiment. ... Arsenic doesn't seem much like a metal in its so called yellow form, but it also has a grey form known tellingly as metallic arsenic.

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