Meaning

1 senses
  1. A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

    The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.

    Verhältnisformel

    эмпирическая формулаempiričeskaja formula

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

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
a notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound:

Forms

plural: empirical formulas / empirical formulae

Word family

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