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Which element's atomic symbol is derived from the Latin word "plumbum"?

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Correct answer: Lead

The symbol Pb comes from plumbum, the ancient Latin word for lead. This historical term is also the origin of our modern word "plumbing," because the ancient Romans widely used lead pipes to construct their vast water systems. Photo: Alchemist-hp (talk) (www.pse-mendelejew.de), Wikimedia Commons, FAL.

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