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What symbol did Dalton use for the silver atom?


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Dalton's symbols of elements:

  • Dalton, the father of modern atomic theory was the first to use symbols to represent elements.
  • Daltons symbols were generally circles containing distinct symbols like a dot for hydrogen, a cross for sulphur or circles containing letters like C for copper, L for lead etc. The various symbols used by Dalton to represent different elements are as;

How to write and interpret symbols that depict the atomic number, mass  number, and charge of an atom or ion. - Freakgenie

  • The symbol used by Dalton to represent silver atom was a circle containing S inside. It is shown as S.

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