Question

What is meant by the term chemical formula?

Answer 1

• The chemical formula of a compound is a symbolic representation of its chemical composition.
• Chemical formulae provide insight into the elements that constitute the molecules of a compound and also the ratio in which the atoms of these elements combine to form such molecules.
• For example, the chemical formula of water, which is H₂O, suggests that two hydrogen atoms combine with one oxygen atom to form one molecule of water.