What is the #"empirical formula"#?
1 Answer
The empirical formula is the simplest whole number ratio that defines constituent atoms in a species. The molecular formula is always a multiple of the empirical formula.
Explanation:
Ordinarily you have to determine the empirical formula experimentally, (that's what
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