If you are asking about the food additive; MSG, or Monosodium glutamate/sodium glutamate, is a compound. It is the sodium salt of glutamic acid.
Sodium glutamate, NaC5H8NO4 is a chemical compound. It is normally called monosodium glutamate or MSG for short and is food additive. It is made up of the elements sodium, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. It is a salt of glutamic acid.
To find the molecular formula for MSG (monosodium glutamate), you need to first determine the number of atoms of each element present in the compound. Glutamate consists of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms, with one sodium atom added in the form of monosodium. By counting the atoms and simplifying the ratio to the simplest form, you can determine the molecular formula for MSG, which is C5H8NNaO4.
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