Question

why are symbols used to represent names of elements​

Answer 1

it is the shortened method of representing elements. Instead of Writing the whole name of an element , we use symbols to name them in short..And the elements with starting of same letter is named by adding the next letter of that element.

eg, Hydrogen-H

Helium-He

Answer 2

Answer:

scientists standardized the short-hand way we represent elements, by their chemical symbol. One of the main reasons this was developed was because using letters was the easiest way to represent the elements. Another reason that we use chemical symbols is to allow us to write chemical formulas easily

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