Molecular Formular Flashcards

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How do you write molecular formulas

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Molecular formulas show the number and type of elements in a molecule.
1- Identify The atomic symbol of each element
2- Identify the number of atoms in each element
3- write atomic symbols symbols down with the number of atoms written in the bottom right corner of each element.

For example: water= H20

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Atom/Molecule, Element/compound

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Atom= single element eg: He
Molecule=more than 1 atom eg: S6 or H2SO4

Element= One element only eg: C3 or He
Compound=Mix Of element eg: H3PO4

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