Empirical vs Molecular

MATCH THE EMPIRICAL AND MOLECULAR FORMULAS.

a

b

If a compounds molecular formula cannot be reduced any more, then the empirical formula is the same as the molecular formula.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one is an empirical (cannot be simplified further)

• H₂O₂

• C₂H₆O₁₂

• CaCl₂

Which pair has the same empirical formula?

• NaCrO₄ and Na₂Cr₂O₇

• C₂H₄O₂ and C₆H₁₂O₆

• C₃H₆O₃ and C₂H₆O₂

• CH₄ and C₂H₆

What is the empirical formula of the following molecular formula:  C₃H₆

• C₃H₆

• CH₂

• C₂H₄

• CH₃

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A substance has a molecular formula of C₈H₁₀N₄O₂. The empirical formula is 

• CHNO

• C₂H₆N₂O

• C₄H₅N₂O

• C₉H₇N₃O

A formula with the lowest whole # ratio of elements in a compound is called

• empirical formula

• chemical formula

• covalent formula

• molecular formula

KMnO₄

• Empirical

• Molecular

A chemical formula that shows the actual # and kinds of atoms present in one molecule of a compound is called_________

• ionic formula

• covalent formula

• empirical formula

• molecular formula

If a compound's molecular formula cannot be reduced any more, then the empirical formula is the same as the molecular formula.

• TRUE

• FALSE