A way of expressing the constituents of a chemical in symbols and numbers. Water, for example, has the formula HO, indicating that each molecule is composed of 2 atoms of hydrogen (H) and 1 of oxygen (O).
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Formula, chemical |
A way of expressing the constituents of a chemical in symbols and numbers. Water, for example, has the formula HO, indicating that each molecule is composed of 2 atoms of hydrogen (H) and 1 of oxygen (O). |
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