Compounds have formulas that consist of symbols for elements and ions that are included in the molecules of the compound.
The symbols (letters) are those of elements. These can be found on the Periodic Table. For example, H is hydrogen, He is helium and so on.
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Compounds do not have symbols. Elements have symbols. Compounds have formulas (Latin formulae) that consist of a number of symbols for elements and ions.Some examples:Water - H2O (hydrogen and oxygen)Hydrochloric acid - HCl (hydrogen and chlorine)Table salt - NaCl (sodium and chlorine)Bleach/sodium hypochlorite - NaClO (sodium, chlorine, and oxygen)
The term is formula : the combination of symbols for elements and ions that make up a compound.
That would depend on what that compound is/is made from.
Compounds can be described using element symbols and numbers
The chemical symbols of a highlighter typically include compounds like C(NH2)3, CH3COOC2H5, and C4H4N2. These compounds are commonly found in the fluorescent ink used in highlighters to create bright colors.
Respectively they represent elements and compounds.
Compounds are one or more elements combined to make a compound. Like H2o is oxygen and hydrogen combined.
The formulas of compounds contain as many unique symbols as the number of elements they contain. Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) has the formula NaClO which means that it contains the three elements sodium (Na), chlorine (Cl) and oxygen (O).
Compounds don't really have symbols, they have formulae or formulas, that consist of the symbols of the constituent elements and their ions.Examples are H2O (water) and ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4
Chemical symbols represent elements in the periodic table, using one or two letters designated by the element's name. Chemical formulas represent compounds, showing the types and numbers of atoms present in each molecule using chemical symbols and numerical subscripts.
A hydrocarbon is a compound made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms. In symbols, hydrocarbons are often represented as CxHy, where x and y represent the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in the molecule, respectively.