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Define/What are Symbols?

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Symbols : Elements are represented by symbols, which are abbreviations for the name of elements. A symbol is taken from the name of that element in English, Latin, Greek or German. If it is one letter, it will be capital as H for Hydrogen, N for Nitrogen and C for Carbon etc. In case of two letters symbol, only first letter is capital e.g. Ca for Calcium, Na for Sodium and Cl for Chlorine