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The empirical formula shows the ......... numbers of atoms of each element in a compound. Fill in the blank.

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exact

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relative

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fixed

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none of them

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The correct option is C relative
The empirical formula of a compound is a formula that shows the ratio of elements present in the compound, i.e., relative number of atoms present. The ratios are denoted by subscripts next to the element symbols.
Glucose has a molecular formula of $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ . It contains 2 moles of hydrogen for every mole of carbon and oxygen. Therefore, the empirical formula for glucose is $C H_{2} O$ .

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