Difference between molecular formula and empirical formula

Definition:
A molecular formula is a type of chemical formula that that expresses the amounts of atoms of
each element in a molecule.
The empirical formula expresses the ratio of atoms of each element in a given pure substance.

The difference
The empirical formula simply states the ratios of the element that make up the molecule, while
molecular formula specify the amount of each element exactly, not just giving the ratio.

Examples:
Let take ethane (C2H6) as an example. Its empirical formula would simplify the ratio down into
CH3, while the molecular formula would give the exact amounts: C2H6 tell us that there are 2
carbon and 6 hydrogen, not just there are 3 hydrogen for every carbon.

An other example is included below for a molecule with 6 atoms of Carbon, 12 atoms of
Hydrogen, and 6 atoms of Oxygen.
C6H12O6  Molecular formula

An example of the empirical formula for the previous example is given below.
CH2O  Empirical formula