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chemical symbols and formula are short hand for chemicals to save every thing being massive like rutherfordium is Rf.
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∙ 6y agoChemical symbols represent a chemical element.
Chemical formulas represent compounds.
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What are chemical symbols a shorthand way to represent?
Chemical symbols represent a chemical substance or element
What are the symbols used to represent gases liquids solids and aqueous solutions in chemical equations?
Placing a (g), (l), (s), or (aq) after the substances, respectively.
What does the formula below represent?
CO2 + H2O + energy ? C6H12O6 Production of glucose in plants photosynthesis
A combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance?
The combination is known as a chemical formula.
Which is used for chemical symbols today numbers drawings letters icons?
there are lots of chemical symbols about 110 but they are only used for elements not compounds.
What is an arrangement of chemical formulas and symbols that represent a complete chemical reaction called?
a chemical equation
What do chemicals symbols and formula represent respectively?
Respectively they represent elements and compounds.
What chemical formulas represent an element?
Chemical elements are represented by symbols, not by a formula. For a complete list see the link below.
What chemical are used to represent element?
Chemical symbols represent chemical elements.
How does the chemical formula of a compound relate to the relative number of atoms in the compound?
Chemical formulas consist of chemical symbols and numbers. The symbols represent the elements in the compound. The numbers indicate the quantity of atoms of each element in the compound.
What are chemical symbols a shorthand way to represent?
Chemical symbols represent a chemical substance or element
What are the symbols used to represent gases liquids solids and aqueous solutions in chemical equations?
Placing a (g), (l), (s), or (aq) after the substances, respectively.
What is symbols used for?
Chemical symbols are used to represent elements.
What are the symbols of caesium and francium?
We know the chemical symbols of caesium and francium are Cs and Fr, respectively.
Combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance?
Chemical Formula
What is the chemical formula for Cs and At?
Cs (for caesium) and At (for astatine) are chemical symbols, not chemical formulas.
What represent the chemical symbols and numbers?
they represent the number of protons the element has and what is their charge
