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Empirical Formula

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What is the empirical formula of the following?

Fructose $(C_{6} H_{12} O_{6})$ found in honey

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The empirical formula only shows the ratio of the atoms present in the molecule.

Fructose $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$

Empirical formula $(C H_{2} O)$

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Q. Give the empirical formula of:
Glucose

(C_{6} H_{12} O_{6})

Q. Give the empirical formula of the following.

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}, C_{6} H_{6}, C H_{3} C O O H, C_{6} H_{6} C l_{6}

What is the empirical formula of $C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}$ ?

Q. Statement 1: The empirical forrmda of

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

C H_{2} O

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Statement 2: The empirical formula shows the lowest ratio of the elements present in the molecular formula.

Q. If glucose, or blood sugar, has the molecular formula

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

then calculate their empirical formula.

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