Question

1. The symbol of calcium is _______ .

Answer 1

• The symbol of an element is the abbreviation or short - form of the English or Latin name of the element.
• In most cases, the first letter of the name the elements in capital letter is used as the symbol of the element.
• When the names of two or more elements have the same initial letter ( e.g., carbon and calcium), another letter from the name of the element is written in small letter along with the initial letter written in capital.

Therefore, the symbol of calcium is Ca.