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What information is conveyed when you write the molecular or structural formula for a molecule?
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∙ 7y ago
The actual number of atoms in a molecule
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt shows the arrangement of the various atoms in space and which atoms are covalently bonded to one another.
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∙ 13y agoThe information about a molecule that is provided by the Lewis Structure is the relativity of valence electrons in comparison to the electrical flows in the ions.
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∙ 9y agoInformation about what kind of elements and how many of each is present in one molecule of the compound.
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∙ 6y agoA structural formula indicates the position of the atoms in a molecule.
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What is the advantage of using a structural formula over a molecular formula?
A molecular formula indicates the numbers of atoms of each element in the molecule, but a structural formula also indicates the arrangement of the atoms in the molecule. For example, H2O is the molecular formula for water, but H-O-H is the structural formula, showing how the hydrogen and oxygen atoms are arranged in the molecule.
What doesn't the molecular formula show about a molecule?
It shows the constituent elements and their proportion, but does not show the the structure of the molecule. This is usually depicted in graphic form by the structural formula.
Which formula shows the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule but not the bond?
The molecular formula shows the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule, but not how they are bonded. The structural formula shows how the atoms are bonded.
What is the structural formula of a compound?
The structural formula show the spatial aspect of the molecule.
What is the gram molecular mass of sulfur molecule?
The molecular mass of a sulfur molecule is 32 g.
What structural information we get from molecular weight determination-?
You find out how much the molecule weighs when you use molecular weight determination. It is the first step in assembling the structural information.
What is the advantage of using a structural formula over a molecular formula?
A molecular formula indicates the numbers of atoms of each element in the molecule, but a structural formula also indicates the arrangement of the atoms in the molecule. For example, H2O is the molecular formula for water, but H-O-H is the structural formula, showing how the hydrogen and oxygen atoms are arranged in the molecule.
What is the structural geometry of the NOF molecule?
Molecular geometry will be bent, electron geometry will be trigonal planar
Describe the differences between molecular formulas and structural formulas for molecular compounds?
A molecular formula lists the numbers of the atoms of a specific element in a compound. A structural formula is a picture of how the atoms in a specific molecule are connected, with each atom represented by its chemical symbol. For example, oxygen's molecular formula is O2. Its structural formula is O-O.
The type of formula that shows the arrangements of atoms and bonds is called?
The empiracle formula shows the ratio of the individual elements in a compound, and the molecular formula shows the actual number of each elemental atom in each molecule (which will be equal to the empiracle formula or a whole number multiple of it). However, it is the structural formula that shows how the individual atoms are connected.
What doesn't the molecular formula show about a molecule?
It shows the constituent elements and their proportion, but does not show the the structure of the molecule. This is usually depicted in graphic form by the structural formula.
Which formula shows the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule but not the bond?
The molecular formula shows the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule, but not how they are bonded. The structural formula shows how the atoms are bonded.
Which model provides more information a chemical formula or a diagram of the molecule?
A diagram, or structural formula, provides more information than a chemical formula, because a structural formula also shows the arrangement of the atoms in the molecule.
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 is the difference between a structural formula and a molecular model?
A chemical formula is the number of atoms in a substance, and is the same as a molecular formula (provided the substance is a molecule - if not, it has no molecular formula). A structural formula shows how the atoms are linked, and there are different interpretations of this: eg C3H8O2 is the chemical formula of 1,2 propan di-ol, which is the same as the chemical formula of 1,1 propan di-ol the structural formula however is CH2OHCHOHCH3 for 1,2 propan di-ol and CH(OH)2CH2CH3 for 1,1 propan di-ol. A displayed formula shows all the bonds: ........H..OH...H.............O-H...H...H ........|....|.....|..................|....|.....| ....H-C.-.C.-.C.-.H.....H-O-C.-.C.-.C.-.H ........|....|.....|..................|....|.....| ....H-O...H....H.................H...H....H 1,2 propan di-ol........1,1 propan di-ol ---------------------------------- Some chemicals, such as table salt, have no molecule. Thus, they only have chemical formula but not molecular formula. The chemical formula of table salt is NaCl. There are other salts, such as Na2SO4, MgSO4, etc. (If you hear people saying "the salt molecule has the formula of NaCl...", believe me, they do not know what they are talking about.) Some compounds exist as molecules- discrete entities, such as water. This kind of compounds have molecular formula. Water's is H2O. Structural formula? Never heard of.
Is the compound allene ionic or molecular?
Molecular.See the Web Links for more information about this molecule.
H2o is an example of what?
H2O is a molecular formula, since it shows the actual number of each atom in the molecule, and it is also an empirical formula since it shows the atoms in their simplest ratio (2 to 1). In this case the, the molecular formula and the empirical formula are the same.It is not, however, a structural formula, which would show the actual arrangement of the atoms in the molecule. The structural formula for water is HOH which shows the molecule as an H+ radical bonded to an OH- radical.
