To notify how much of a group of atoms there are example: Mg + NH4 = Mg(NH4)2 signifying that there are 2 ammonium molecules in the chemical formula
The chemical formula of water is H2O
The chemical formula of water is H2O
A chemical formula is what scientists use to refer to the element. Vitamin A is the chemical which has the formula C20H19OH.
You expand the parenthesis out first. Then simplify the rest.
The number of units of the polyatomic ions with formulas contained within the parentheses that are present in a formula unit.
open parenthesis
When the compound contains at least two polyatomic ions of the same formula.
With the symbol of a chemical element - of course, if you think to a chemical formula.
The chemical formula for lead phosphate is Pb3(PO4)2
(3x3+1)2+1=7x2+1=15 and that is how you use parenthesis but, always do parenthesis before you do anything else......^_^
Alum is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminum sulfate with the formula KAl(SO4)2.12H2O. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the related stoichiometry, AB(SO4)2.12H2O
"The chemical formula for rayon was discovered around 1855." "Alfred Nobel, for whom the Peace Prize is named, developed the chemical formula for dynamite."