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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

what is meant by empirical formula?please explain it n detail

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
the formula of a compound expressed as the smallest possible whole-number ratio of subscripts of the elements in the formula. For example, CH3COOH has two carbons, four hydrogens and two oxygen
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10 Years ago
Dear Mastan,
   Empirical formula is the simplest formula of a molecule and it has the least ratio of the molecule.
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10 Years ago
Emperical formula is the simplest whole number formula of a mlecule and it has the least ratio of the molecule.