Types of Chemical Formulas

Types of Chemical Formulas

​There are different types of chemical formulas.

​https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/11/a-brief-guide-to-types-of-organic-chemistry-formula/

• Empirical formula, are normally labeled as such, as it is hard to tell the difference between a molecular and empirical formula.

• The term "structural formula" can actually be used to refer to any of the bottom formulas on the chart. You will often see what the chart calls the "display formula" called the "structural formula".

• There are a few other ways of drawing formulas.

​Other things to Note

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(Note: all the formulas are for the same compound)

Condensed Formula

Displayed Structural Formula

Molecular formula

Empirical Formula

Skeletal Structural Formula

• Condensed Formula

• Displayed Structural Formula

• Molecular formula

• Empirical Formula

• Skeletal Structural Formula

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(Note: all the formulas are for the same compound)

Empirical Formula

Molecular Formula

Displayed Structural Formula

Condensed Formula

• Empirical Formula

• Molecular Formula

• Displayed Structural Formula

• Condensed Formula

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Use the chemical formula shown to determine how many of each type of atom is in the molecule. (Note: this is not an empirical formula.)



The molecule has ​

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nitrogen and ​

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oxygen atoms.

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The molecule has ​

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carbon, ​

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hydrogen, and ​

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oxygen atoms.

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The molecule has ​

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carbon, ​

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hydrogen, and ​

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oxygen atoms.

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The molecule has ​

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carbon, ​

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hydrogen, and ​

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oxygen atoms.

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The molecule has ​

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carbon, ​

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hydrogen, and ​

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oxygen atoms.

Fill in the Blanks

How many atoms of Phosphorus (P) are in the atom shown?

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How many atoms of Oxygen (O) are in the atom shown?

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Match the following

• P

• C

• N

• Ca

• Mg

Phosphorus

Carbon

Nitrogen

Calcium

Magnesium

• Phosphorus

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Calcium

• Magnesium

Multiple Select

Select All of the molecules below which would have a molecular formula of C₅H₁₂O ?

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How many of each type of atom are in Al₂(SO₄)₃ ?

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Al

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S

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O