Question

if the symbol for cobalt,Co, were written as CO, what would be wrong with it ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

If it would be written like that , we may get confusion over Cobalt and Carbon Oxide.

Answer 2

Answer:

Here is why Co cannot be written as CO:

Explanation:

We  know that the symbol of Cobalt is Co but if we write it as CO it would be seen as an compound of Carbon and Oxygen (i.e Carbon Monoxide ) so , it should always be written as Co!!!!!!!

SIMPLE :-D