A symbol of an element represents
AA short form of the name of an element
BA short form of a chemical compound only
CA short form of a chemical mixture only
DA short form of a state of matter only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A short form of the name of an element
1. The chapter section on symbols defines the term.
2. A symbol is a short form for the name of an element.
3. It also represents one atom of that element.
4. So option A is correct.
_Source: Selina Concise Chemistry Class 9, Ch 4 The Language of Chemistry (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section A on symbols_
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