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Chemistry CBSE Live product
Class 9
Atoms and molecules
Dalton’s atomic theory and the language of chemistry
10.
Evolution of chemical symbols
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Sanjay and Akash were discussing chemical symbols. Sanjay claims that Dalton introduced symbols using shapes and patterns while Akash says Berzelius standardised the use of letters from Latin names. Who is correct, and why?
Sanjay is correct; Dalton used English letter symbols for all elements.
Akash is correct; Berzelius proposed alphabet-based symbols using English names.
Both are correct; Dalton started symbolic representation, and Berzelius standardised it using Latin names
Neither is correct; the IUPAC created the first chemical symbols.
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