Question

The symbol of Fluorine is:
A. Fl
B. Fe
C. F
D. Fu

Answer 1

Hint: We need to check whether the symbol of the given element is given based on the English name of the element or based on the name in some other language. The symbol of any element must be unique.

Complete step by step answer: We know that every element in the periodic table is given a symbol. The symbol is given for easy identification and representation of the element in chemical reactions. Symbols of every element will be unique otherwise there may be confusion between elements.
 Symbols were given based on the atomic number from the lowest atomic number to the highest atomic number element. There are some elements such as sodium, silver, iron, etc., whose symbols are not given based on the name in the English language. Fluorine element is a given symbol based on its English name.
The symbol of an element generally starts with the first letter of the element name. But we need to check elements with atomic numbers less than 9 whether any element is given symbol F or not. If there are no elements we can give it a symbol F Elements with atomic numbers from 1-8 do not have symbol F. So, fluorine can be given symbol F.
Therefore, option C is correct.
Note: If for any element the first letter of that element is already given as a symbol to some other element then we need to give a symbol including the second letter which is taken from the letters in the name of that element.