aThe molecule formula of a compound represents the actual number of atoms of each element present in a molecule. To find the molecular formula of a compound it is necessary to know both its empirical formula and its molecular or molarmass, which is usually some multiple of the mass calculated...
Formal charge and oxidation state are two means of estimating the charge of an atom in a molecule. Though these concepts have very different origins鈥攆ormal charge is derived from the ball-and-hook model of bonding and oxidation state is based on the ionic approximation of molecules鈥攖hey ...
Formal charge and oxidation state are two means of estimating the charge of an atom in a molecule. Though these concepts have very different origins鈥攆ormal charge is derived from the ball-and-hook model of bonding and oxidation state is based on the ionic approximation...