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As a matter of fact, no. Formula is not a way of writing an element. An element is written as it's abbreviation, like "k" for potassium. A formula describes different combinations of elements to create a new substance. Some examples are H2O for water, CO2 for carbon dioxide, and C15H31CO2C30H61 for beeswax, to name a few.
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What is the difference between a chemical symbol and a chemical formula-?
Chemical symbol is code for a chemical element. Chemical formula is way of expressing information.
Are chemical symbols placed in a certain way in a chemical formula?
more electropositive element first, followed by electronegative elements
How many atoms of each element carbon and hydrogen and oxygen are in the molecule ch3o2oh?
In the formula CH3O2OH, there are one atom of carbon, three atoms of oxygen, and four atoms of hydrogen. (This is a strange way of writing the formula!)
What a short easy way to show a chemical reaction using symbols?
Writing a chemical reaction with symbols: Ex.: NaCl + AgNO3 = AgCl (s) + NaNO3 A mathematical (digital) system for the writing of chemical equations exist but it is rarely used.
What is the covalent compound formula for iodine Pentagon fluoride?
The molecular formula for iodine pentafluoride is IF5. No prefix in front of iodine is understood to be one, but mono- is not used for the first element in a binary covalent compount. The prefix penta- means five, so the subscript for fluoride is 5. Unfortunately, there is no way to write the 5 as a subscript.
The short way of writing an element is called its?
Symbol (southwest high school Sophomore MN)
What is a shorthand way of writing the name of an element?
Consult the periodic table, there are short ways of doing so e.g. Silver Ag
What is the short way of writing Etcetera?
the answer is etc...
What is the short way of writing Maine?
The abbreviation of Maine is ME.
What is the short way of writing Mega Million?
trillion
What is the short way of writing liter?
1 l
A short way of writing a word?
Abbreviation
What is dp in math?
It is a short way of writing out 'decimal place'
What is the short way of writing compound?
The abbreviation for compound is "cmpd."
How does one make money writing short stories?
You can enter writing competitions for short stories. Biggest way -- sell the story to a magazine or anthology!
A short way of writing a word consisting of some of the letters in the word followed by a period.?
An abbreviation is the short way of writing a word. Some examples of abbreviations are: Gov. for government Dr. for doctor
What is a shorthand way of writing an element?
A shorthand way of writing an element is using its chemical symbol, which is typically a one- or two-letter abbreviation representing the element's name. For example, "H" for hydrogen, "O" for oxygen, and "Na" for sodium.
