Question

The chemical formula of a compound does not represent :

• A. the total number of atoms in a molecule of the compound
• B. the number of various atoms in one molecule of the compound
• C. the state of the molecules of the compound
• D. the composition of a molecule of the compound

Answer 1

The correct option is C the state of the molecules of the compound

A chemical formula is a way of expressing information about the proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound, using a single line of chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs. These are limited to a single typographic line of symbols, which may include subscripts and superscripts. A chemical formula is not a chemical name, and it contains no words. It does not represent the state of the molecules of the compound.