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What elements are represented by the symbols in each of the following substances?a. table salt, $\mathrm{NaCl}$b. plaster casts, $\mathrm{CaSO}_{4}$c. Demerol, $\mathrm{C}_{15} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{ClNO}_{2}$d. pigment, $\mathrm{BaCrO}_{4}$
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