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What is an emperical formula?​

What is an emperical formula?​
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What is an emperical formula?​

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An empirical formula is the chemical formula showing the simplest ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms.

For example the molecule 'CH2O' is the empirical formula for glucose.

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