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The symbol of an element is an abbreviation for the element's name, and it is derived either from the English or the Latin name.

For example: Bromine's symbol is Br.

The symbol inside an element's square is the element's atomic number, or the number of protons and neutrons in the element.

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The symbol inside an element's square on the Periodic Table represents its atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element.

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What does the symbol inside an elements square mean?

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