Question

Fr is the chemical symbol for fluorine.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Chemical symbol

• The representation of an element using the short form or abbreviation of its name is known as its chemical symbol.
• In the modern method of representation, the first letter of the element is used as a symbol. For eg. B for Boron.
• If two or more elements have their English name starting with the same letter, then a two-letter symbol is used. For eg. Ca for calcium and Co for cobalt.
• Here, Fr is the chemical symbol of Francium. It is the heaviest chemical element in group 1 of the periodic table. it is an alkali metal.
• The chemical symbol of fluorine is F. It is a halogen and a non-metal that belongs to the 17th group of the periodic table.

Hence the given statement is False. i.e, Fr is the chemical symbol for fluorine.