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Define the term formula?


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Chemical formula:

  • The formula of a substance is the symbolic representation of a chemical substance.
  • To write the formula of a chemical substance, the valency and the symbol of the various atoms or radicals present in it must be known.
  • For example, the chemical formula of sulphuric acid is H2SO4.

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