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In general, it's impossible to know ahead of time how much of compound A and how much of compound B might be in a particular mixture of A and B. The mixture doesn't have any given chemical formula, because sometimes it might be mostly A with some B and sometimes it might be almost all B with only a tiny bit of A. There's one exception to this: Sometimes you'll see formulas given for mixtures where the proportions are known, e.g. a particular mineral might have a "formula" of Ca(0.8)Mg(0.2)CO(3) where the numbers in parentheses represent subscripts.
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∙ 12y agoOnly chemical compounds have a chemical formula; a mixture is a mix of chemical compounds with different formulas.
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Can an element be represented as a chemical formula?
No, elements are the makeups of chemical formulas. No, elements are the makeups of chemical formulas.
Is spaghetti and meatballs an element a mixture or a compound?
A mixture.They are mixtures. They does not have a single chemical composition. They are made of different compounds.
Is C2H2 a pure substance a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?
Neither. C2H2 is a compound (pure substance) so it is not a mixture at all. Hint: mixtures don't have chemical formulas.
Is H2O a compound or mixture?
H2o is a compound because it retains its own property.
All minerals are chemical compounds?
Some minerals are chemical compounds, but some are mixtures. Examples of a chemical compound: quartz and rock salt; examples of a mixture: petroleum and coal.
Why don't mixture have chemical formulas?
Mixtures do not have chemical formulas because they are not chemical bonded. Mixtures can be physically separated like a bag of different colored marbles.
Is Na2O compound or mixture?
Na2O is a compound. Mixtures generally don't have chemical formulas.
What is the chemical formula for dish soap and water?
There is none. Dish soap and water form a mixture. Mixtures do not have chemical formulas.
What is the Detergent molecular formula?
There is no formula. There are different types of detergent with different compositions. Even then most, if not all detergents are mixtures, and mixtures do not have chemical formulas.
Is cuso4 a mixture?
No, CuSO4 is the compound known as copper II sulfate. Mixtures don't have chemical formulas.
What are the chemical formula of the igneous rock?
Rocks are mixtures and so do not have chemical formulas. Igneous rocks vary in composition, so there is no way of giving a formula.
Is the formula C6H12O6 a colloid?
No. Colloids are mixtures and so do not have chemical formulas. C6H12O6 is the formula for glucose or, alternatively, fructose, which are compounds.
What is the chemical formula for carbonated drinks?
Chemical formulas are not used to describe mixtures. Carbonated drinks are a mixture of water, sugars and flavorings with carbon dioxide gas dissolved in the water.
What is the formula for acid water?
There is none. Acid water would be water with an acid added to it, a mixture. Mixtures do not have chemical formulas, partially because the components are not in a fixed ratio. Also, there are many different kinds of acid with different chemical formulas.
How do chemical bonds distinguished compounds from mixtures?
Mixtures haven't chemical bonds between components.
Why does a mixture cannot be represented by a chemical formula?
Because mixtures are special types of substances that cannot be changed. The formulas are something that make something up.
Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures have chemical bonds True or False?
False, the parts of mixtures are not chemically bound.
