What is meant by the term chemical formula?

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It is symbolic representation of its compound.
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A chemical formula of a compound is symbolic representation of its composition. A chemical formula of a compound shows its constituent elements and the number of atoms of each combining element. For eg: The chemical formula of hydrogen sulphide if H2S.it indicates that in hydrogen sulphide two hydrogen...
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A chemical formula of a compound is symbolic representation of its composition. A chemical formula of a compound shows its constituent elements and the number of atoms of each combining element. For eg: The chemical formula of hydrogen sulphide if H2S.it indicates that in hydrogen sulphide two hydrogen atoms and one sulphur atom are chemically united.. Tq. read less
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