define molecule formula
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A molecular formula consists of the chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by numeric subscripts describing the number of atoms of each element present in the molecule. The empirical formula represents the simplest whole-integer ratio of atoms in a compound.
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For example, the molecular formula of butene, C4H8, shows that each freely existing molecule of butene contains four atoms of carbon and eight atoms of hydrogen. Its empirical formula is CH2. One molecule of ethylene (molecular formula C2H4) contains two atoms of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen.
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The molecular formula show the number of each type of atom in a molecule .
Molecular formula = n × empirical formula
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