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What is a chemical formula?


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  • A compound is a substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion by mass.
  • A chemical formula is a representation of a substance's molecular composition in terms of the symbols for the elements that make up the molecule.
  • For example - The chemical formula of Calcium carbonate is CaCO3, Sodium chloride is NaCl, etc.

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