What is the molecular formula of a compound? Give examples.

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The molecular formula of a compound consists of chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by the numeric subscripts describing the actual number of atoms present in the molecule.
Example: $C_{2} H_{6}$ , $C_{2} H_{4}$ , $C_{2} H_{2}$ .

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What is the molecular formula of a compound? Give examples.

The molecular formula of a compound consists of chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by the numeric subscripts describing the actual number of atoms present in the molecule. Example: C2H6, C2H4, C2H2.

The molecular formula of a compound consists of chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by the numeric subscripts describing the actual number of atoms present in the molecule.
Example: $C_{2} H_{6}$ , $C_{2} H_{4}$ , $C_{2} H_{2}$ .