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Question
What does a chemical symbol represent?
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Solution
A chemical symbol is a shorthand method of representing an element.
Symbol of an element signifies:
- Name of the element.
- One atom of the element for example,
- The symbol O stands for the element of oxygen.
- One atom of oxygen.
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