Question

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

Answer 1

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 atoms.

Answer 2

It's very easy !

See, the element is represented by a specific Alphabet, then its atomic number is given in superscript and atomic mass in subscript.

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