0
Any molecular formula where the subscripts do not have a common factor that can divide them all.
For example: CH4 (methane) is a molecular formula that is also an empirical formula because there is no number (other then one) that can divide both the 4 and the 1.
Take ethane as another example. It hasn't the empirical formula which is similar to the molecular formula.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoCH4 is methane and a chemical formula and also an empirical formula.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which compound has the empirical formula ch2o?
CH2O is not only the empirical but also the molecular formula for formaldehye. It is also the empirical but not the molecular formula for hydroxyacetaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl formate, 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, and many other compounds.
What is the contrast between molecular formulas and empirical formulas?
The empirical formula of a compound shows the lowest whole number ratio of the elements in that compound; AKA simplest formula. The molecular formula describes the number of atoms of each element that make up the molecule or formula unit; AKA actual formula
What is the difference between empirical and molecular formula?
An empirical formula is one that shows the lowest whole number ratio of the elements present. The molecular formula shows the composition of the molecules. An example is phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5 empirical formula, P4O10 molecular formula.
How are molecular and empirical formulas related?
An empirical formula may or may not be the same as a molecular formula. The empirical formula of a compound shows the smallest whole-number ratio of the atoms compound. The molecular formula tells the actual number of each kind of atom present in a molecule of the compound.
What is the empirical formula for butane?
Well you know that Butanoic Acid's Molecular formula is C3H7COOH, and Empirical formula is a compound showig the simplest ratio of numbers of atoms of each element in the compound. Now the question is, can you simply C3H7COOH ? Nope! Then the Empirical formula is also C3H7COOH
What molecular formulas are an empirical formula?
Any molecular formula where the subscripts do not have a common factor that can divide them all. For example: CH4 (methane) is a molecular formula that is also an empirical formula because there is no number (other then one) that can divide both the 4 and the 1. Take ethane as another example. It hasn't the empirical formula which is similar to the molecular formula.
What do empirical formulas determine?
Empirical formulas determine the ratio of atoms of different elements within a chemical compound and can be derived by dividing the number of each element's atoms by their greatest common factor. They do not necessarily describe the full chemical makeup of a molecule. For example, benzene has the formula C6H6 but its empirical formula is simply CH because there is one hydrogen atom for every carbon atom. Glucose has the molecular formula of C6H12O6; its empirical formula is CH2O. Because the molecular formula for water, H2O, cannot be further simplified (empirical formulas have only whole numbers) H20 is also its empirical formula.
Which compound has the empirical formula ch2o?
CH2O is not only the empirical but also the molecular formula for formaldehye. It is also the empirical but not the molecular formula for hydroxyacetaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl formate, 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, and many other compounds.
What is the contrast between molecular formulas and empirical formulas?
The empirical formula of a compound shows the lowest whole number ratio of the elements in that compound; AKA simplest formula. The molecular formula describes the number of atoms of each element that make up the molecule or formula unit; AKA actual formula
What is the difference between empirical and molecular formula?
An empirical formula is one that shows the lowest whole number ratio of the elements present. The molecular formula shows the composition of the molecules. An example is phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5 empirical formula, P4O10 molecular formula.
Is the formula for methane both a molecular and an empirical formula?
Yes. The formula CH4 represents the lowest whole number ratio of carbon to hydrogen atoms, so it is an empirical formula, and it is also the molecular formula for methane.
What is the formula for beryllium Superoxide?
Its molecular formula will be Be(O2)2 but it can also be written in empirical formula as BeO4
What is the empirical formula for butane?
Well you know that Butanoic Acid's Molecular formula is C3H7COOH, and Empirical formula is a compound showig the simplest ratio of numbers of atoms of each element in the compound. Now the question is, can you simply C3H7COOH ? Nope! Then the Empirical formula is also C3H7COOH
How are molecular and empirical formulas related?
An empirical formula may or may not be the same as a molecular formula. The empirical formula of a compound shows the smallest whole-number ratio of the atoms compound. The molecular formula tells the actual number of each kind of atom present in a molecule of the compound.
What is the empirical formula of diborane?
C2H4Br2 is the molecular formula for dibromoethane, it is also known as ethylene bromide.
Is the chemical formula for sodium chloride NaCl?
NaClThe chemical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.
What other information is required to know whether a formula is both empirical and molecular?
We need to know the elements contained in this molecule and the percentages.
