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Chemical elements that start with C
Looking for chemical elements that begin with C? Here are 12 of them in alphabetical order, from “Cadmium” to “Curium”.
Chemical elements that begin with C
- Cadmium
- Caesiumalso Cesium
- Calcium
- Californium
- Carbon
- Cerium
- Chlorine
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copernicium
- Copper
- Curium
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 118 chemical elements (10%).
- Shortest: “Carbon”. Longest: “Copernicium”.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many chemical elements start with C?
- 12 of the 118 chemical elements in Icillion start with C, for example Carbon, Copper and Calcium.
- What is the longest name among chemical elements that start with C?
- The longest is “Copernicium” and the shortest is “Carbon”.
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