What is empirical formula?

Ans: It is a simplest whole number ratio of various atoms present in a compound

What is empirical formula?
Ans: It is a simplest whole number ratio of various atoms present in a compound
Q. What is molecular formula?
Ans: It is a exact formula indicates number of different types of atoms present in a molecule
of a compound.
Q. What is the Relationship between empirical and molecular formulae :
Molecular formula = n × Empirical formula
molar mass
Where 𝑛=
empirical formula mass

Compound Molecular Empirical formula

formula

i. Water H2O H2O

ii. Carbon C C

iii. Methane CH4 CH4

iv. Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 HO

v. Acetylene C2H2 CH

vi. Glucose C6H12O6 CH2O

vii. Diborane B2H6 BH3

viii. Tetraphosphorous decoxide

P4O10 P2O5

Ix Ethane C2H6 CH3

X Butane C4H10 C2H5

Xi Decene C10H20 CH2

Xii Acetic acid CH3COOH CH2O

xiii Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3 Na2CO3

 Compound Molecular Empirical formula
formula

i. Cuprous chloride Cu2Cl2

ii. Cupric chloride CuCl2

iii. Sulphuric acid H2SO4

iv. Cyclohexane C6H12

v. Acetylene C2H2

vi. Fructose C6H12O6

vii. Sodium peroxide Na2O2

viii. Dinitrogen tetroxide

N2O4

Ix Dinitrogen pentoxide N2O5

X Butyne C4H6

Xi Decene C10H20

Xii Benzoic acid C6H5COOH

xiii Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3