molecular formula

English

Noun

molecular formula (plural molecular formulas or molecular formulae)

1. (chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a compound.

   The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃

Translations

a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a compound

Czech: sumární vzorec (cs) m., molekulární vzorec (cs) m. Finnish: molekyylikaava (fi)

Japanese: 分子式 (ja) (ぶんししき, bunshishiki) Swedish: molekylärformel (sv)

See also

• empirical formula