Chemical Formulas and Atoms

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What is a chemical formula?

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A chemical formula is a way of expressing the composition of a chemical compound using symbols for the elements and numbers to indicate the quantity of each element.

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What does the subscript in a chemical formula represent?

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The subscript in a chemical formula indicates the number of atoms of the element present in one molecule of the compound.

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24 (6 carbon, 12 hydrogen, 6 oxygen)