Question

What is the importance of chemical formula?

• A. It represents the name of a compound
• B. It shows the constituent elements
• C. It represents the molecular mass of the compound
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All of these

Chemical formula represents the chemical name of a compound. It shows the constituent element and the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of the compound. It also represents the molecular mass of the compound. For example, $H_{2}O$, the chemical name of the compound is dihydrogen monoxide, 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen forms this compound. The molecular mass is 18 (H = 1, O = 16).