What is empirical formula?

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唔駛做魚la^^"~Michael
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Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 03:50 pm:   

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Chio U Kim
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Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 04:06 pm:   

An empirical formula is a chemical formula that shows the simplest whole number ratio of the atoms of the constituent elements.

E.g. Glucose
The molecular formula is C6H12O6
The empirical formula is CH2O

Water
Both the molecular and empirical formulae are H2O

Sodium chloride*
The empirical formula is NaCl

* Giant ionic structures are always represented by empirical formulae because there are no individual molecules.
Silicon dioxide exists as a giant covalent structure and is thus represented by the empirical formula SiO2
Carbon dioxide exists as discrete molecules. Both the molecular and empirical formulae are CO2.

Empirical formulae (實驗式)are so called because they are derived from experiments.

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唔駛做魚la^^"~Michael
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Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 09:22 pm:   

ic thx

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