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The groups of symbols are called "formulas" (Latin formulae) because they show the symbols of the elements and ions that are in a molecule of a compound.
Example: CO2 (carbon dioxide) contains one atom of carbon and two of oxygen.
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∙ 14y agofor a chemical compound you just put the chemical symbols next to each other with numbers in-between to show they are reacting together you put + and to show what it turns in to you put a arrow.
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∙ 10y agoA chemical formula is a group of symbols that show the elements in a compound.
For example, a molecule of H2O (water) contains 2 atoms of hydrogen (H) and one atom of oxygen (O).
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∙ 10y agoThe groups of symbols are called "formulas" (Latin formulae) because they show what elements and ions are in a compound.
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∙ 10y agoThey are called formulas, and there is a list of some compounds at the related link.
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∙ 10y agoThe group of symbols is called a formula. It consists of the symbols for elements (or their ions) that make up a molecule of the compound.
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∙ 15y agoAny number of atoms greater than 1, all from the periodic table.
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∙ 9y agoThese are called chemical formulas.
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∙ 10y agochemical FORMULA
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What does chemical symbols and formulas represent respectively?
chemical symbols and formula are short hand for chemicals to save every thing being massive like rutherfordium is Rf.
What are chemical symbols a shorthand way to represent?
Chemical symbols represent a chemical substance or element
Who introduced the symbols that represent the elements?
Jacob Berzelius
Why are the symbols in the periodic table significant?
Symbols represent name of the element. They signify the position of element in periodic table.
Does BaI represent an ionic compound?
Yes, it does
What is a group of symbols that represent a compound?
A Chemical formula
How does the chemical formula of a compound relate to the relative number of atoms in the compound?
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.
A ________________________ uses chemical symbols to represent the atoms of an element and their ratios in a chemical compound.?
chemical formula
Combination of chemical symbols used to represent a compound is a .?
This is a chemical formula; for example sodium chloride is NaCl.
Combination of chemical symbols used to represent a compound is a?
This is a chemical formula; for example sodium chloride is NaCl.
What is a combination of symbols that represent the elements in a compound H2O?
H Hydrogen O Oxygen 2 the number two
What symbols represent America?
There are no overall symbols that represent America. Though each country has their own national symbols.
What do Gaia's symbols represent?
Gaia's symbols represent nature, the moon, Earth, stars, and trees.
What is symbols used for?
Chemical symbols are used to represent elements.
What symbols represent strength?
There are many symbols that represent strength in the tattoo world. Some people get the word strength tattooed, some get tarot cards that represent strength. There are also tribal patterns that represent strength as well as ethnic symbols.
What are convention symbols?
Conventional Symbols are symbols that are used on maps to represent different features.
What are conventional symbols?
Conventional Symbols are symbols that are used on maps to represent different features.
