Changes

An '''empirical formula''' is a [[chemical formula]] which describes a whole number ratio for the [[atom]]s in a [[molecule]].<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998.</ref> An empirical formula indicates only the ratio, not the number of each kind of atom in the molecule. For example, [[hexane]] has six [[carbon]] atoms and fourteen [[hydrogen]] atoms. Its [[molecular formula]] is thus C₆H₁₄, but its empirical formula is C₃H₇. The empirical formula is used in certain kinds of experimental chemical analysis, which can show the ratio or relative number of atoms in the molecule, but not necessarily the actual number of atoms in the molecule.

An '''empirical formula''' is a [[chemical formula]] which describes a whole number ratio for the [[atom]]s in a [[molecule]].<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998.</ref> An empirical formula indicates only the ratio, not the number of each kind of atom in the molecule. For example, hexane has six [[carbon]] atoms and fourteen [[hydrogen]] atoms. Its [[molecular formula]] is thus C₆H₁₄, but its empirical formula is C₃H₇. The empirical formula is used in certain kinds of experimental chemical analysis, which can show the ratio or relative number of atoms in the molecule, but not necessarily the actual number of atoms in the molecule.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Molecular formula]]

*[[Molecular formula]]

*[[Structural formula]]

*Structural formula

==References==

==References==

<references/>

<references/>

[[category:chemistry]]

[[category:chemistry]]