Why do we use symbols on
the periodic table

this lesson you learned that a chemical symbol is a shorthand way to represent an element and that each element on the periodic table has a unique chemical symbol. Chemical symbols are used to standardize the 'language of chemistry' and to identify elements and atoms in a chemical formula easily.23-Dec-2015

The periodic table is a classification system for the elements. ... The symbols are abbreviations of the origins of the word for each element. For example, the origin of lead's symbol, Pb, is the Latin word 'plumbum' meaning 'liquid silver'. The number above the symbol is the atomic mass (or atomic weight).

Explanation:

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> they are both natural and not man made

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