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How does the chemical formula of a compound relate to the relative number of atoms in the compound?
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Chemical formulas consist of chemical symbols and numbers. The symbols represent the elements in the compound. The numbers indicate the quantity of atoms of each element in the compound.
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Numbers placed in front of chemical symbols and compound formulas in chemical equations are called what?
Atomic weight. It's always the bigger number.
What part of the atom is involved in a chemical bond?
A standard chemical reaction always and only involves a change in the electron configuration of the atom (either the number of electrons or their energy configuration).If the nucleus is affected (either the number of protons or electrons), then it is designated as a nuclear reaction, and this is quite different.
Atomic symbol for carbon?
The symbol for carbon is 'C'. Sometimes the atomic number (always 6) is written in subscript on the left of the 'C', and the atomic mass (normally one of 12, 13, 14) is written in superscript on the left of the 'C' in nuclear sciences. Carbon does not have an equation, it has a symbol. Carbon's symbol is C.
Is the 3 in 3Fe a subscript or a coefficient?
The 3 is the coefficient because it is the big number before the compound whereas the subscript is the small number after the compound.
What is the charge of an atom if the number of protons is more than the number of neutrons What kind of particle is this called?
To answer the second part of your question, an element with varying neutrons is an isotope, and to determine which isotope it is we have the chemical symbol plus the mass number (ie C-14). Going back to the first part, this question is a bit flawed. Protons are relative to the element itself. The atomic number is equal to the number of protons. So nitrogen will always have 7 protons. Neutrons have no charge (neutron=neutral), so a varying amount of neutrons will not affect the charge. To alter your charge you need to look into the amounts of electrons as relative to the amounts of protons, but that's a different matter.
WHAT CHEMICAL shows the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound.?
It is important to know the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound for the chemical composition.
What chemical refererence shows the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound?
It is important to know the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound for the chemical composition.
Why is the chemical symbol of a molecule of a compound also called the chemical formula of the compound?
The chemical formula of a compound states the number and types of atoms in each molecule of a compound.
Which best describes an empirical formula?
the lowest whole number ratio of elements in a compound A+
What does chemical formula of a compound represents?
A chemical formula or molecular formula is a way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a chemical compound.So this being said, that basically means the chemical formula represents the atoms that are bonded to one another (An atom is classified according to chemical element and isotope more specifically)
What is used to determine the number of each atom in an ionic compound?
The chemical formula of a chemical compound is established after a detailed chemical analysis.
Does the chemical formula of an ionic compound show the atoms in a molecule?
No. The chemical formula of an ionic compound is a formula unit and represents the lowest whole number ratio of ions in the compound. Ionic compounds are not made of molecules.
Does a chemical formula show it solution?
chemical formula is an abbreviation representing the molecules of an element or a compound . The number and kind of the atoms of elements can be understood from the chemical formula . The symbol and number of atoms of each element will be indicated in the chemical formula.
What does it mean when a compound chemical formula does not include any number?
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A chemical formula shows the kind and number of atoms that form a?
compound
What is molucler formula?
A molecular formula is what determines the definite amount of atoms in a chemical compound. It gives the number and type of atoms in the compound.
What do you know by looking at a chemical compound by its chemical formula?
the number and kinds of atoms in the compoundIn an ionic compound, the formula gives the ions and their ratios in the crystal lattice. In a molecular compound, the formula gives the numbers of atoms of each element in a molecule.
