Question

What is a symbol? What information does it convey?

Answer 1

A symbol is a short form that stands for the atom of a specific element or the abbreviations used for the names of elements.

1. It represents a specific element.
2. It represents one atom of an element.
3. A symbol represents how many atoms are present in its one gram (gm) atom.
4. It represents the number of times an atom is heavier than one atomic mass unit (AMU) taken as a standard.