Meaning chemical formula
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chemical formulaThe scientific method of describing what elements a material is composed of. See The Chemical Properties of Minerals for more information.
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chemical formula The ratio of elements in a substance. For example: the chemical formula of common salt is NaCl, sodium and chlorine in a ratio of 1:1.
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chemical formulaWhen two or more atoms combine to form a molecule, the chemical formula tells one which atoms, and how many, are involved. For example the formula for carbon dioxide is CO2. this means that there is one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms present.
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chemical formulaA way of writing a compound's name using symbols; a formula used to describe the number and type of atoms or ions in an element or compound (Lesson 11)
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chemical formulaChemical symbols that represent a certain compound i.e. H2O = water.
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chemical formulaThe standard way of stating the chemical composition of a mineral in terms of the number of atoms of each element contained in that mineral.
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chemical formulaThe scientific method of describing what elements a material is composed of. See The Chemical Properties of Minerals for more information.
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chemical formulaA conventional expression using chemical symbols to state the composition (and sometimes the structure) of a mineral in terms of the number of ions of each element present in that mineral’s molecule. [..]
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chemical formula
Alternative name for molecular formula.
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