Question

What is a chemical symbol?

A) A chemical symbol is a one or more letter abbreviation that is unique to each chemical compound.
B) A chemical symbol is an unique type of atoms.
C) A chemical symbol is a one or two letter abbreviation that is unique to each element.
D) A chemical symbol is the special non-alphabetic symbol used for abbreviation of chemical compounds, for example middle dot or square brackets.

Answer 1

C) A chemical symbol is a one or two letter abbreviation that is unique to each element.

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemical symbol of gold is Au