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What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
Background
The chemical symbol for gold is Au. It comes from the Latin word aurum, meaning shining dawn. Gold is very soft and can be pressed into super thin sheets. One gram is enough to make a wire almost three kilometers long.
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