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chemical formula vs empirical formula

empirical formula vs chemical formula

chemical formula and empirical formula both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chemical formula Yes No No No
empirical formula Yes No No No
As nouns, empirical formula is a hyponym of chemical formula; that is, empirical formula is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemical formula:
  • chemical formula: a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
  • empirical formula: a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
Other hyponyms of chemical formula include molecular formula.
chemical formula (noun) empirical formula (noun)
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
Difference between chemical formula and empirical formula

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