Question

Match the following elements with their respective symbolic representations.

• A. Au
• B. Pb
• C. Ag
• D. P

Answer 1

Berzelius introduced chemical symbols to represent elements in terms of alphabets. While writing the chemical symbols:

$\bullet$ The first letter of chemical symbol is always capital while the second letter is small.

$\bullet$ The symbols of the some common elements are generally the first letter of their English name. Examples: Carbon-C, Phosphorus-P

$\bullet$ For some elements, their chemical symbols are derived from their Latin names. Examples: Gold (Aurum)- Au, Silver (Argentum)- Ag and Lead (Plumbum)- Pb.