the formula c6h12o6, would be the________formula for glucose.
a. chemical and empirical
b. molecular and empirical
c. empirical and structural
d. chemical and molecular

Question

the formula c6h12o6, would be the________formula for glucose.
a. chemical and empirical
b. molecular and empirical
c. empirical and structural
d. chemical and molecular

anonymous · Answer

The empirical formula is the most basic ratio of atoms in a compound. You could simplify C6H12O6 into CH2O, so C6H12O6 would NOT the empirical formula for glucose.
This means that you can cross out a, b, and c.

Answer: D. chemical and molecular

anonymous · Answer

D, since the ratio of C6H12O6 can b simplified its molecular!