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empirical formula

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English

Noun

empirical formula (plural empirical formulas or empirical formulae)

(chemistry) A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.
The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.

Translations

a notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound

Chinese:
Mandarin: 實驗式／实验式 (zh) (shíyànshì), 最簡式／最简式 (zuìjiǎnshì)
Czech: empirický vzorec m
Danish: empirisk formel c
Finnish: suhdekaava
German: Verhältnisformel f
Hungarian: tapasztalati képlet (hu)
Japanese: 実験式 (ja) (じっけんしき, jikkenshiki)
Korean: 실험식(實驗式) (silheomsik)
Romanian: formulă empirică (ro) f
Russian: эмпирическая формула f (empiričeskaja formula)
Swedish: empirisk formel (sv) c
Tagalog: masiring sanyo
Tamil: செயலறிவு வாய்ப்பாடு (ceyalaṟivu vāyppāṭu)

See also

molecular formula

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