Question

What is meant by a chemical formula of one element and one compound

Answer 1

Chemical formula is a representation which shows the no. of of atoms or molecules in a compound.

For example, in CH₄ there is one atom of carbon and 2 molecules ( H₂ ) or 4 atoms ( H ) of hydrogen to form Methane.

There is no chemical formula for a element. But there is a symbol for each element to represent it.

Answer 2

Answer:

chemical formula is the formula which represents the total number of molecules of that compound and the no of atoms of each element present in that compound. .

for example. .H2O this is the chemical formula of water. ...where hydrogen has two atoms and oxygen has one atom....

the elements are represented by their symbol....a symbol is the representation of an element which shows the actual number of atoms present in that element...

For example. .the symbol of hydrogen Is 'H' and the symbol of oxygen is' O'.....

I hope you have understood my explanation. ...

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