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empirical formula vs chemical formula

chemical formula vs empirical formula

empirical formula and chemical formula both are nouns.

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

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