Types of Chemical Formulas

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Which of the following formulas shows the actual number of atoms present in a molecule?

Molecular formula

Which formula represents the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound?

Empirical formula

What type of formula is used to represent an entire class or family of compounds?

General formula

Which formula shows the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule?

<p>Stereochemical formula</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a skeletal formula, what do the lines represent?

<p>Single bonds between atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbon atom is attached to only one other carbon atom?

<p>Primary carbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the subscript in a condensed structural formula represent?

<p>The number of hydrogen atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbon atom is attached to two other carbon atoms?

<p>Secondary carbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which system of nomenclature is used to assign systematic names to organic compounds?

<p>IUPAC</p> Signup and view all the answers

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