the chemical formula of a compound does not indicate the____
A.identity of the elements in the compound
B.how elements are joined in the compound
C.the composition of the compound
D.relative proportions of the elements in the compound

Question

the chemical formula of a compound does not indicate the____
A.identity of the elements in the compound
B.how elements are joined in the compound
C.the composition of the compound
D.relative proportions of the elements in the compound

australopithecus · Answer

What do you think the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

c

australopithecus · Answer

Why do you say that? How does HCl not tell you the composition of the compound? It is clearly made of Hydrogen and Chlorine

australopithecus · Answer

What is a molecular formula?

It tells you what atoms a chemical is made of

australopithecus · Answer

or compound

anonymous · Answer

a formula giving the number of atoms of each of the elements present in one molecule of a specific compound.

australopithecus · Answer

yeah pretty much what I said

australopithecus · Answer

it isnt c what is your second guess?

anonymous · Answer

a

australopithecus · Answer

HCl I can see that this compound is made of two different elements hydrogen and chlorine

australopithecus · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomer Hint

australopithecus · Answer

Ok in lecture that link should help you figrue the question out :)