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Nitrogen's chemical symbol is N because N is the first letter in the word Nitrogen.

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In chemistry, elements are represented by symbols derived from their names. Since nitrogen is commonly known by its name, the symbol N was derived from the Latin word for nitrogen, "nitrogenium."

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