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empirical formulae

empirical formulae is the plural of empirical formula.

Meaning of empirical formula

Noun

empirical formula (plural empirical formulas or empirical formulae)

  1. A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.
    • The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.

Questions about empirical formulae

What is empirical formulae the plural of?
Empirical formulae is the plural of empirical formula.

Words near empirical formulae in the dictionary

  1. empirical data
  2. empirical ego
  3. empirical egos
  4. empirical evidence
  5. empirical formula
  6. empirical formulae
  7. empirical formulas
  8. empirical research
  9. empirical researches
  10. empirical rule
  11. empiricalization

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