Question

The _______ of an element is the one- or two-letter abbreviation of its name.

Answer 1

• The symbol is the symbolic representation of an element.
• It is the first or sometimes first and second alphabets of the name of an element in English, Greek, or Latin in capital letters.
• For example - the symbol of Hydrogen is $\mathrm{H}$ and the symbol is Helium is $\mathrm{He}$.

Hence, The symbol of an element is the one- or two-letter abbreviation of its name.