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Question
What is meant by the symbol of an element ? Explain with examples.
Solution
The symbol of an element is either the first letter or the first and another letter of the English or Latin name of the element.
For example: Oxygen is represented by the symbol O. Similarly Iron, whose Latin name is Ferrum, is represented by the symbol Fe.
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