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Meaning of empirical formula

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

empirical formula

noun

Definitions

  1. A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

    Example: The molecular formula for ethane is C2H6, while the empirical formula is CH3.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empirical%20formula

Related words

molecular formulaformula unitchemical formulaformulageneral formulacondensed formulastructural formulanon-stoichiometric compound