Question

Write symbols for the following non-metals: oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, chlorine and sulphur.

Answer 1

Symbols:

• A chemical symbol is a representation of chemical elements using one or two letters.
• J.J. Berzelius, a scientist from Sweden, proposed the modern method of using symbols to represent elements.
• The symbol of oxygen is ($\mathrm{O}$),nitrogen is ($\mathrm{N}$),carbon is ($\mathrm{C}$),chlorine($\mathrm{Cl}$)and sulphur is ($\mathrm{S}$).