Chemistry, asked by ghanendra64, 11 months ago

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

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Answered by 5784
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Explanation:

the symbol for cobalt is Co and not CO as, by convention, when the symbol of an element contains two letters than the first one is capitalized and the second is not. Also CO can be misunderstood as carbon-monoxide.


ghanendra64: What do the following symbols stand for ? a)H b)H2 c)2H d)2H2
5784: H for hydrogen ,h2-2 molecules of hydrogen, 2h-2 atoms of hydrogen and 2H2-two molecules of hydrogen and four hydrogen atoms.
5784: hope it helps
Answered by anjali2373
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It would have been carbon monoxide which is a compound

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