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Empirical Formula

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Noun

1. empirical formula

a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Empirical Formula

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noun
1. 
a chemical formula indicating the proportion of each element present in a molecule
C6H12O6 is the molecular formula of sucrose whereas CH2O is its empirical formula
Compare molecular formula, structural formula
2. 
a formula or expression obtained from experimental data rather than theory

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Empirical Formula

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a chemical formula which gives the composition of elements in a molecule in their lowest relative proportions but does not specify the structural arrangement or true molecular weight (Ex.: CH for benzene or acetylene)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Empirical Formula

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n.
A chemical formula that indicates the relative proportions of the elements in a molecule rather than the actual number of atoms of the elements.

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