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Mr. Dunnum. Molecules and Formulas. What is a formula?. The formula tells you which elements make up a compound as well as how many atoms of each element are present.
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Mr. Dunnum Molecules and Formulas
What is a formula? • The formula tells you which elements make up a compound as well as how many atoms of each element are present. • The subscript number written below and to the right of each element’s symbol tells you how many atoms of that element exist in one unit of that compound.
What is a Molecule • The smallest complete unit of a compound • Often times they are showed like this • 1 H2O • 3 NaCl