The name Dinitrogen tetroxide tells you that the compound contains two nitrogen atoms and four oxygen atoms.
a chemical formula
Hydrogen atoms
It tells you what type of bonding whether; Ionic, Metallic, Covalent Network or Molecular Covalent. It tells you the elements that make up the compound. It also tells you the stage of matter; solid, liquid or gas. And since you known the elements you can find out really anything you want to know about it like; # of protons, # of neutrons, mass number, atomic weight, reactivity, etc.
It tells what elements are in a compound and the number of each type of atom in each molecule/formula unit.
The chemical composition of the compound
NO!!! It is NOT an element. By the very fact that the formula is NH3 , tells, us that a molecule of ammonia contains nitrogen(N) and hydrogen(H) in COMBINATION; a COMPOUND.
This formula tells you that the compound has one atom of the element Barium and two atoms of the element Fluorine. It is called Barium Fluoride.
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The letters are the symbols of elements and ions that are contained in the compound. For example H2O tells us that the molecule (water) contains two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. The compound water can be broken down into its separate elements in several ways.
In a molecular formula, the subscript tells us the number of atoms of the element that are present in one molecule of the compound. For instance,H2O tells us that there are two hydrogen and one oxygen atom per molecule of water. As for ionic compounds, it tells us the number of atoms present in one formula unit of the compound.
- I would say that Magnesim Cloride is a ionic compound because it contains both a metal and a non-metal. Also, because it ends in ide, and that tells you that it is Ionic as well.
The BIOS tells the system how to interface with certain devices in the computer.