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What formula shows the location of the atoms to another in a molecule an shows the number and location of bonds?
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∙ 11y ago
That is a structural formula. For example, the chemical formula for water is H2O and its structural formula is H-O-H, which shows how the atoms are arranged in the molecule.
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What is a molecular formula?
The molecular formula specifies the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule.
The empirical formula may not represent the actual composition of a?
The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of different elements in a molecule. The molecular formula has the actual number of atoms of different elements in a molecule
What is a number in a chemical formula that tells the number of atoms in a molecule called?
The atomic number.
What does a molecular formula give?
The actual number of atoms in a molecule
Which best describes an empirical formula?
the lowest whole number ratio of elements in a compound A+
What information is given by a molecular formula?
the empirical formula and the molar mass
Which formula shows the number and types of atoms in a molecule but not the bonds?
A molecular formula shows the types and numbers of atoms in a molecule, but not the bonds. A structural formula shows the way in which the atoms bond.
What does a subscript indicate in a formula?
The number of atoms of the same element in the molecule
What type of formula is based on the actual number of atoms that comprise a molecule of that compound?
This is called an empirical formula.
What is the total number of atoms in the molecule?
there are 9 atoms in a molecule of ethanol. its molecular formula is : CH3, CH2, OH
A chemical formula used to show the number and types of atoms present in a molecule is referred to as what?
A chemical formula that shows the number and types of atoms in a molecule is known as a molecular formula. Molecular formulas are written by writing the symbol for each element followed by a subscript to show the actual number of atoms in the molecule.
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.
