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The chemical formula tells you. As an example take CH3COONa sodium acetate. There is sodium, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. There are thus 4 elements.
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What does a chemical compound formula tell you?
It tells what elements are present in a molecule and how many atoms of each element are present.
What does a formula tell you?
Chemical formulas are used to represent chemical compounds. It shows the component elements of the compound. Also it shows the ratios of the component elements.
How can you tell which is a stronger electrolyte out of two very weak ones?
An ionic compound (determined by the disparity between the two elements of the compound's electronegativity) is always a good electrolyte.
Do superscript numbers in chemical formulas tell how many atoms of each element are found in a unit of compound?
No. The function described in the question is performed by subscript, not superscript, numbers.
How many elements are missing in the periodic table?
There are 118 elements contemporarily found on the periodical table of elements. Some tables show Technetium, Radon, Neptunium, Plutonium, Americium, Curium, Berkelium, and Californium as naturally occuring elements. This is because some scientists claim to have found these elements in samples of Uranium. Honestly, I cannot inform you on how many there are, but I can tell you there are 29-20 man-made elements.
Is Uranium a compound tell its elements?
Uranium is not a compound. It is an element.
How can you tell a substance is a compound by looking at its' formula?
the formula tells youwhich elements make up a compound as well as how many atoms of each element are present.
How can you tell that a substance is a compound by looking at it formula?
the formula tells youwhich elements make up a compound as well as how many atoms of each element are present.
What does a chemical compound formula tell you?
It tells what elements are present in a molecule and how many atoms of each element are present.
What is the defition for compound tell me it i dont want anything else bout what is the defition for compound thank-you very much now tell me what tell me what the defition for a compound if you dont?
Two or more elements joined together.
The chemical formula of a compound does not indicate?
The chemical formula of a compound does not indicate the way that elements are joined in the compound. Chemical formulas tell you the identity of the elements in the compound and the relative proportions of the elements.
What is a chemical shorthand that uses symbols to tell what elements are in a compound and their ratios?
Stoichiometry
Sulfur is often found in nature as an element not combined with other elements in a compound. What does this fact tell you about the reactivity of sulfur?
Sulfur is not a highly reactive element under ordinary condition.
Sulfur Is Often Found In Nature As An Element Not Combined With Other Elements In A Compound. What does this facts tell you about the reactivity of sulfur?
Sulfur is not a highly reactive element under ordinary condition.
How do you tell how many elements are in a compound formula?
A chemical formula will always tell you how many of each element is in a particular formula. For example glucose (C6H12O6) contains six carbons, twelve hydrogens and 6 oxygens. All together this is three elements, and 24 atoms. Try water..the chemical formula is H2O. So it contains two hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. This is two elements, but three atoms. I hope this helped!
How are the words molecucle compound amd formula related?
A molecule is two or more elements bonded together, and a compound is a molecule containing at least two elements. The word formula fits in to tell you whether you have a compound or a molecule by telling you the number of elements (atoms) in the molecule.
What two things does a chemical formula tell us about a compound?
the actual number of atoms in a molecule
