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Language of Chemistry — CHEMISTRY STD 9 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9CHEMISTRYLanguage of Chemistry2 Marks
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What do you understand by the term chemical formula
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Answer

Chemical formula are used to describe the types of atoms & their numbers in an element on compound. The atoms of each element are represented by one or two different letters. A set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound & their relative proportions.

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