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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.

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