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Misleading element symbols

There are 11 chemical elements whose symbols do not correspond to their actual names in English. Can you guess all of these elements based on their symbols in under a minute?
The answer must correspond to the yellow box
In order for the symbol to be considered "misleading", its first/only letter should not match the first letter of the element's name in English
For one particular element, the first letter of the symbol matches the first letter of the element. Nevertheless, the second letter of the symbol is NOT present in the element's name, so the element symbol is still considered misleading
For the purposes of this quiz, element #74 is considered solely as "Tungsten" and not "Wolfram"
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Last updated: June 14, 2023
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First submittedJune 14, 2023
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Symbol
Answer
Na
Sodium
K
Potassium
Fe
Iron
Cu
Copper
Sn
Tin
Sb
Antimony
Symbol
Answer
Ag
Silver
W
Tungsten
Au
Gold
Hg
Mercury
Pb
Lead
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