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The compound glucose has the chemical symbol: (C6H12O6)

What do the letters tell you?
What do the numbers tell you?

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The letters tell you the elements the compound is made of.
(C=Carbon, H=Hydrogen, O=Oxygen)

The numbers tell you how many atoms of each element there are.
(ex. C6=6 atoms of Carbon)

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