Question

The molecular formula and the empirical formula are same for methane

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Molecular formula

• The chemical formula of the molecule represents the chemical ratio of constituent atoms in that particular molecule.
• It represents the exact total number of atoms constituting the molecule
• The molecular formula of methane is ${\mathrm{CH}}_4$

Empirical formula

• It is the simplest whole-number ratio of the particular molecule
• It does not represent the exact number of total molecules present in it.
• For example, the empirical formula for methane is $\mathrm{CH}$

The molecular formula of methane is ${\mathrm{CH}}_4$ and the empirical formula is also the same since it is the simplest whole-number ratio itself

Hence the statement The molecular formula and the empirical formula are the same for methane is True