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In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Statements: (1) The first letter in a chemical symbol is always the same as the first letter in the element's name.
(2) Two element's account for over 75 percent of the atoms in the Earth's crust.
(3) The limit of chemical subdivision for a compound is a molecule.
A) All three statements are true.
B) Two of the three statements are true.
C) Only one of the statements is true.
D) None of the statements is true.

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Statement 1 is false; for example, the chemical symbol for gold is Au and the first letter of its name is G. 
Statement 2 is true; the elements are oxygen and silicon. 
Statement 3 is false; a compound can be subdivided into atoms or ions, not just molecules.

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