The molecular formula of a compound is the number of___of each element in its one molecule.

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A chemical formula that specifies the total number of atoms of each element present in each molecule of a substance.
The molecular formula specifies the exact number of different types of atoms present in a molecule.
The explanation of molecular formula:
The molecular formula of glucose is $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ .
The number of atoms C= 6, H=12, and O=6.
We can get a general expression like this;
The molecular formula = n (empirical formula), where n is a whole number.
The empirical formula of glucose = $C H_{2} O$
Thus molecular formula is: 6 ( $C H_{2} 0$ )
Thus molecular formula is $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$
Thus the molecular formula of a compound is the number of atoms of each element in its molecule.

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