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What is a chemical formula?

What is a chemical formula?

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Salome
A chemical formula is an expression that indicates the number of atoms in a molecule by subscript following the element's chemical symbol.
Example:
*Propane
propane is an alkane with 3 carbon atoms and 8 hydrogen atoms
It's chemical formula is therefore C3H8.
Sally the guru answered the question on October 24, 2017 at 10:23

Salome
A chemical formula is an expression that indicates the number of atoms in a molecule by subscript following the element's chemical symbol.
Example:
*Propane
propane is an alkane with 3 carbon atoms and 8 hydrogen atoms
It's chemical formula is therefore C3H8.
Sally the guru answered the question on October 24, 2017 at 10:24

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