Question

what is the significance of the symbol of an element? Explain with the help of an example.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Symbol represents the name of the element. For example, the symbol O refers to the element oxygen. Symbol represents one atom of the element. For example, the symbol O denotes one atom of the element oxygen.

Answer 2

Answer:

Symbol represents one atom of the element. For example, the symbol O denotes one atom of the element oxygen. Using the symbol of an element refers to one mole of atoms of that element; therefore, the symbol of an element represents 6.022 × 1023 atom.