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What is the difference between molecular formula and empirical formula?

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Empirical formula is a chemical formula indicating the relative no. of atoms in the simplest ratio and Molecular formula indicates the actual no. of constituent atoms in a molecule.

Ex. Molecular formula of sugar = C6H12O6 and if we simplify the number of atoms to simplest ratio we get Empirical Formula = CH2O

 

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