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The molecular formula of a compound is a simple multiple of its empirical formula.

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The molecular formula of a compound may be the empirical formula, or it may be a multiple of the empirical formula.

One molecule of ethylene (molecular formula $C_{2} H_{4}$ ) contains two atoms of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen. Its empirical formula is $C H_{2}$ .

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