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What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, “AU” is used to signify gold on the periodic table of elements because the symbol is derived from the Latin word aurum, itself derived from Aurora, the Goddess of the dawn.

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What is the chemical symbol for gold?

• GO
• AG
• GD
• AU