Question

The chemical symbol for Arsenic is Ar.

• 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, Ar is the symbol of Argon and As is the symbol of Arsenic.

Hence, the given statement is False. i.e, The chemical symbol for Arsenic is Ar.