Education For All: Symbol

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Symbol

Definition:-
       A short hand notation to represent the name of an element is called symbol.


Rules:-
      Certain rules apply to element symbols. The first letter is always capitalized, while the second and third (for unverified elements) is lowercase.


Examples:-
      
  1. H is the chemical symbol for hydrogen.
  2. C is the chemical symbol for carbon.
  3. Si is the chemical symbol for silicon.
  4. Uno was the element symbol for hassium. Uno stands for "unniloctium" or "element 108."

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