Question

An element is represented by a chemical formula and a compound is represented by a symbol.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Compound: Compounds are chemical substances made up of two or more elements that are chemically bound together in a fixed ratio.

• Compounds are represented by their chemical formula.
• For example, The formula of ammonia gas is ${\mathrm{NH}}_3$
• This shows that one molecule of ammonia gas contains one atom of nitrogen and 3 atoms of hydrogen.

Symbol: A chemical symbol is a representation of elements using one or two letters.

• Each element of the periodic table have a different symbol.
• elements are represented by their symbol.
• For example, $\mathrm{Mg}$ is a symbol of Magnesium element.

Thus, the given statement is False. I.e., An element is represented by a chemical formula and a compound is represented by a symbol.