Question

What symbol did Dalton use for the silver atom?

Answer 1

Dalton's symbols of elements:

• Dalton, the father of modern atomic theory was the first to use symbols to represent elements.
• Daltons symbols were generally circles containing distinct symbols like a dot for hydrogen, a cross for sulphur or circles containing letters like $\mathrm{C}$ for copper, $\mathrm{L}$ for lead etc. The various symbols used by Dalton to represent different elements are as;

• The symbol used by Dalton to represent silver atom was a circle containing $\mathrm{S}$ inside. It is shown as $\overline{)\mathbf{S}}$.