Question

The ___ is the short form that chemists use to identify an element

Answer 1

Chemical symbols

Explanation:

Chemical symbols are used to represent and identify elements in chemistry. Elements are distinct substances that cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means.

They are made up of only one kind of atoms.

• Each element is symbolized by a chemical symbol.
• A chemical symbol consists of:  

1. A capital letter
2. A capital letter followed by a small letter derived from English or Latin or Greek name of the element.

Examples are:

               Hydrogen            H

                Nitrogen             N

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