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It tells what elements are in a compound and the number of each type of atom in each molecule/formula unit.
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What does a formula tells about a compound?
The chemical composition of the compound
What formula BaF2 tells you about this compound?
This formula tells you that the compound has one atom of the element Barium and two atoms of the element Fluorine. It is called Barium Fluoride.
Is the simplistic formula in chemistry the molecular formula?
this formula tells the accurate ratio of a molecule or compound
What does the formula of a substance tell you?
The formula of a substance(element or compound) tells us the number of molecules in the in the substance(element or compound).
What does a compound formula tell you?
A compound formula, or molecular formula, tells you about the chemical composition of the substance in terms of the number of atoms of that element that are present. From there, the empirical formula may also be derived by simplifying the molecular formula, as well as its structural formula.
What tells what elements a compound contains and the exaxt number of each element in a unit of that compound?
a chemical formula
A chemical formula tells what make up a and the exact of atoms of each element in a unit of compound?
A chemical formula tells what elements make up a compound and the exact number of atoms of each element in a unit of compound. :)
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 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 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 the formula of a compound show?
It tells you what type of bonding whether; Ionic, Metallic, Covalent Network or Molecular Covalent. It tells you the elements that make up the compound. It also tells you the stage of matter; solid, liquid or gas. And since you known the elements you can find out really anything you want to know about it like; # of protons, # of neutrons, mass number, atomic weight, reactivity, etc.
