Olivia Denise T.

Omiping
STEM 11-3M

1. What is a chemical formula?

It is the indicator of elements and their quantity in a compound, to know their
structure and the number of atoms in the form of chemical symbols.
2. Complete the table below:

Types of Description What information Example

Formulas does it give you
about the
compound?
This formula gives It shows the
the proportions of an elements present
Empirical element but not the and their ratio only.
actual atoms
present.

It shows the total It includes the

number of atoms elements present
and what type of and their actual
Molecular atoms are present in number and type of
a molecule. atoms.

Structural An expanded
it shows the symbols
molecular formula
and lines that
that is a 3D connect to represent
structural chemical bonds. This
presentation of a formula shows how
compound's the atoms are
structure. arranged within the
molecule.
 It is used in It is similar to a
functional groups in structural formula but
Condensed an orderly it is in a line that
arrangement of shows the order of
atoms. atoms.