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What is the chemical symbol for iron?

  • Fe
  • Ir
  • In

The answer is Fe. From the Latin ferrum.

Chemical symbol

Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements, but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Element symbols for chemical elements, also known as atomic symbols, normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised.

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