Question

What is the significance of symbol of an element ? Explain with the help of an example

Answer 1

The symbol of an element is used to represent it in a chemical reaction.

For example, we can write the reaction of Hydrogen (H) with Oxygen gas (O) using the appropriate symbols =>

H2 + O2 => H2O

Answer 2

Explanation:

Abbreviations of words are represented by symbols for each element. These symbols help in knowing about which element we are talking about without writing their full name.

Also, symbols are very helpful in representing chemical reactions.

For example, $Na + Cl \rightarrow NaCl$

These symbols help in knowing that reaction is taking place between sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) and leads to the formation of sodium chloride (NaCl).