empirical formula

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

Equivalents

DeutschVerhältnisformel

Русскийэмпирическая формула

日本語実験式

5 more languages

Češtinaempirický vzorec

Danskempirisk formel

Suomisuhdekaava

한국어실험식

Românăformulă empirică

Examples

“The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

empirical research empirical rule Empirically empiricalness Empiricism Empiricist

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