Chemistryeasy · Past Paper
Which element has the symbol 'Hg'?
AHydrogen
BSilver
CMercury
DHelium
✓ Correct Answer: C — Mercury
Hg stands for Hydrargyrum, which is Latin for liquid silver or Mercury.
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