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- DictionaryEm·pir·i·cal for·mu·la/əmˈpirikəl/
noun
- 1. a formula giving the proportions of the elements present in a compound but not the actual numbers or arrangement of atoms.
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- Empirical formula
Formula which tells relative ratio of different atoms in a compound
In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms present in a compound. A simple example of this concept is that the empirical formula of sulfur monoxide, or SO, would simply be SO, as is the empirical formula of disulfur dioxide, S 2 O 2 . Thus, sulfur monoxide and disulfur dioxide, both compounds of sulfur and oxygen, have the same empirical ... Wikipedia
