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___tells us the number of atoms of each element in a compound.

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A compound is a substance made up of a definite proportion of two or more elements. A chemical formula tells us the number of atoms of each element in a compound. It contains the symbols of atoms of the elements present in the compound as well as how many there are for each element, in the form of subscripts.

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