0
An empirical formula.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What shows elements are in a compound and their ratios?
This is the chemical formula.
Do you simplify empirical formula ratios?
Yes. An empirical formula is the simplest ratio of the elements in a compound.
What does an empirical formula show?
the empirical formula of a compound tells you the proportions of the elements in the compound. with that information you can make some inferences about the identity of the compound. for example a compound with an empirical formula CH4 tells us that for every carbon atom there are four hydrogen atoms. this means that the compound is methane because no other hydrocarbon can have these roportions (try drawing the lewis structure for C2H8, which doesnt exist. you cant!)
What do you know about chemical compound by looking at it's 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.
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.
What is an abbreviation for elements and their ratios in a compound?
chemical formula
What is a list of Elements in a compound in exact ratios?
the emperical formula
What shows elements are in a compound and their ratios?
This is the chemical formula.
What is a composition of a compound shown by?
The chemical formula of the compound. This shows the composition directly in atomic ratios, which can be converted to mass ratios by using the atomic weights of each element in the compound.
Do you simplify empirical formula ratios?
Yes. An empirical formula is the simplest ratio of the elements in a compound.
What shows which elements are in compound and their ratios?
A formula shows constituent elements and their ratios. In the formula Al2O3, you can see aluminum and oxygen bonded in a 2-3 ratio.
What a compound is and how compounds are formed?
Compounds are made by elements bonding together. They are represented by the chemical formula. The chemical formula shows the elements and their ratios in the compound.
What has a combination of letters and numbers that indicates which elements make up a compound?
It is the chemical formula of a compound. It helps to identify the elements and their ratios i the compound. Also it is easy to use the formula to describe a compound.
What is a symbol that shows the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms?
You think probable to the chemical formula of a molecule.
What is the formula of the compound in which the atom combining ratios are silicon oxygen 1 2?
silicon dioxide
A ________________________ uses chemical symbols to represent the atoms of an element and their ratios in a chemical compound.?
chemical formula
What does an empirical formula show?
the empirical formula of a compound tells you the proportions of the elements in the compound. with that information you can make some inferences about the identity of the compound. for example a compound with an empirical formula CH4 tells us that for every carbon atom there are four hydrogen atoms. this means that the compound is methane because no other hydrocarbon can have these roportions (try drawing the lewis structure for C2H8, which doesnt exist. you cant!)
