A Molecular formula is a type of formula that displays the formula of a molecule with numbers and letters. This formula's depiction of the molecules is more precise, but it takes longer to write. An example of this formula is Glucose, which is C6H12O6, meaning there are 6 Carbon atoms, 12 Hydrogen atoms, and 6 Oxygen atoms.
The empirical formula it is much simplier to write but lacks in complexity and detail that writing it in the molecular formula would allow.
For example, CH2O means that for every Carbon and Oxygen, there are 2 Hydrogen atoms.
If you want to turn an molecular formula to an empirical formula, the first thing we need to know is the ratios of the atoms, so let's take a molecular formula of Ethane, which is C2H6.
To make this simplier and into a empirical formula we must first make the numbers smaller, so we can devide the C2H6. And Divide it by 2 to get CH3, so it is an easier forumla.
Lets now convert CH3, which is a empirical formula into a chemical one.
We are given the MR or the Molar mass which is equal to 30, so in this MR = 30, and the empirical formula and
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