Question

why are the element represented by symbols​

Answer 1

Answer:

Californium is another example of an element named for the place where it was first observed. ... Each element has a symbol,one or two letters that represent the element much as your initials represent you. The symbol of an element represents one atom of that element

Answer 2

• ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ,ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟꜱ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. .
• .. ꜰᴏʀ 12 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ.