Answer:
The A) name of the element is represented by chemical symbol.
Explanation:
In chemistry, all the elements enlisted in the periodic table are represented by chemical symbol. The chemical symbol is derived either from the elements name or from the discoverer name that discovered the element.
For example, the chemical symbol for element Magnesium is Mg, Gold is Au, Silver is Ag etc. The function of assigning chemical symbol to the elements is that it helps in easy identification of the element.
