3. What is a chemical symbol? What are the features of the modern method of representing elements?
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chemical symbol is a shorthand method of representing an element. Instead of writing out the name of an element, we represent an element name with one or two letters. Elements are arranged in the increasing order of atomic numbers.
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chemical symbol is a shorthand way to represent an element and that each element on the periodic table has a unique chemical symbol. Chemical symbols are used to standardize the 'language of chemistry' and to identify elements and atoms in a chemical formula easily.
Chemical Formula in Chemistry is like a shorthand used to represent the elements in a compound. The Periodic Table has elements along with the symbols. These Chemical symbols are used for representing different individual elements like H is hydrogen, O for oxygen, Ca for calcium, Na for Sodium and so on. The Substances which have more than two or more atoms bonded together, and also more than one or more elements are called compounds.