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What is a formula of a compound?

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The chemical formula of a compound is a list of the chemical symbols of each element in a molecule of the compound, denoted with numbers representing how many atoms of each element are in one molecule of the compound.

Example is H2O is a water molecule with 2 Hydrogen atoms, and 1 Oxygen atom.

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Tl2o......thalium oxide Tl in +1 oxidation state while O -2 so Tl2 will be used in the formulae.

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