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Composition of a compound. The mass percentage of each element present in a compound is termed as its composition.
Molecular formula. A shorthand notation for the molecule of a substance in terms of symbols, and numbers of atoms of
each element present in it, is called its molecular formula.
Covalent compounds which exist as discrete molecules can be described by their molecular formulae.
Ionic and giant network covalent compounds are described by their empirical or stoichiometric formulae.
Empirical formula. The simplest formula which gives the lowest whole-number ratio between the number of atoms of
different elements present in the substance is called as empirical formula.
Molecular formula of a substance = n × Empirical formula of the substance
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