Pseudoelement Symbols
There are also symbols that appear to be chemical element symbols, but represent certain very common substituents or indicate an unspecified member of a group of elements. These are known as pseudoelement symbols or organic elements. The most widely used symbol is Ph, which represents the phenyl group. A list of pseudoelement symbols is shown below:
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