Question

Select the correct answer.

A compound has an empirical formula of C2H5. What is true about this empirical formula?
ОА It models the structure of the compound.
ОВ. It shows the ratio of elements in the compound.
Ос. . It gives the mass of each atom in the compound.
OD. It indicates the number of atoms in the compound.
O E. It describes only this one compound.

Answer 1

Answer: OB

Step-by-step explanation:

The empirical formula of an element is the simplest formula of an element which shows the ratios of atoms of the each element present in a molecule of a compound .