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Question
Answer the following question:
Give the advantages of using symbols instead of names of elements or compounds.
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Solution
1. Symbols increase scientific communication across the world.
2. Symbols help to make equations and data shorter and concise.
3. Symbols are helpful for Scientists as it would take time and paper to do their job.
They had to write out the full name of every element instead of its symbol
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