Question

What do you understand by the term chemical formula?

Answer 1

• A chemical formula identifies each constituent element by its chemical symbol and indicates the proportionate number of atoms of each element.
• A set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound & their relative proportions.
• A chemical formula denotes the number of various atoms present in the chemical compound.
• Example: The chemical formula of carbon dioxide is CO₂, we come to know that one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms are chemically bonded together to form one molecule of the compound, carbon dioxide.