Chemical Formula or Molecular Formula

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Chemical Formula or Molecular Formula: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Molecular Formula, Rules for Writing Chemical Formulae, Writing Formula of Calcium Oxide and, Writing Chemical Formula of Calcium Hydroxide

Important Questions on Chemical Formula or Molecular Formula

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If the formula of a metallic nitrate is MNO32, then what will be the formula of the nitride of that metal?

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Identify the correct sequence of relevant steps to write the formula of cupric bisulphate.

1 Writing the symbol of a negative radical as HSO42-.

2 Writing the symbol of a positive radical as Cu2+.

3 Writing the symbol of a negative radical as HSO4-.

4 Writing the symbol of a positive radical as Cu+.

5 Interchanging the valencies of positive and negative radicals and writing subscripts as 1 and 2.

6 Interchanging the valencies of positive and negative radicals and writing subscripts as 2 and 1.

7 Keeping HSO4 in parenthesis.

8 Keeping Cu in parenthesis.

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The chemical formula of calcium oxide is:

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The formulae of an oxide of an element M is MO. The formulae of its phosphate is

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The formula of potassium chromate is 

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The correct chemical formula of aluminium oxide is

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Write the chemical formula of the compounds.

Compound  Symbols with
valencies
Simplest
ratio if any
Chemical
formula
Magnesium chloride      
Sodium hydroxide      
Calcium oxide      
Aluminium sulphate      
Calcium phosphate      

 

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The correct formula of calcium hydroxide is -

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The formula for calcium oxide is:

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Which of the following represents a correct chemical formula? Name it.

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What is the chemical formula for the compound calcium hydroxide?

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The formula of sulphuric acid is _____. 

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The chemical formula of the copper nitrate is _____.