Question

Why the symbol of magnesium is MG and iron is Fe

Answer 1

Answer:

I don't know why magnesium's symbol is mg but iron has its symbol fe because in Latin words iron is called ferric or ferrus so fe is derived from the Latin language

Answer 2

Answer:

Not to be confused with manganese (Mn).

"mg" redirects here. For the milligram (mg) or megagram (Mg), see kilogram § SI multiples. For other uses, see MG