What is the name for the type of chemical formula that merely expresses the lowest ratio of the elements in a compound?

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Morteza Ziyaeimehr · Answer 1 · 2020-09-12T01:26:29+0000

The empirical formula is often the same as the molecular formula but not always. For example, the molecule acetylene has molecular formula C2H2, but the simplest integer ratio of elements is CH.

What is the name for the type of chemical formula that merely expresses the lowest ratio of the elements in a compound?

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