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What is empirical formula?
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The simplest formula for an organic compound which tells you all the elements present in a molecule in its simplest ratio.
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If a molecule had the empirical formula CH2O (mass 30) but had a mass of 60, what would its molecular formula be?
A
C2H4O2.
Advanced Higher Chemistry
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Decks in class (14)
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1.1. Electromagnetic Radiation and Atomic Spectra13
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1.2. Atomic Orbitals, Electronic Configurations and the Periodic Table13
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1.3. Shapes of Molecules and Polyatomic Ions12
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1.4. Electronic Configurations and Oxidation States of Transition Metals10
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1.5. Transition Metal Complexes22
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1.6. Chemical Equilibrium54
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1.7. Reaction Feasibility23
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1.8. Kinetics7
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2.1. Molecular Structure2
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2.2. Molecular Orbitals24
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2.3. Stereochemistry10
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2.4. Synthesis31
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2.5. Experimental Determination of Structure8
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2.6. Pharmaceutical Chemistry6
