Why do we use symbols to represent elements?

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Chemical symbols are used in much the same way. A chemical symbol is a shorthand method of representing an element. Instead of writing out the name of an element, we represent an element name with one or two letters. As you know, the periodic table is a chemist's easy reference guide. Its used for easy reference in the periodic tavle

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