Thanks for your help in that other question! @danjs Does the chemical formula MgCl2 represent a molecule or a formula unit? A. Molecule B. Formula unit @DanJS
What type of compound is that
Molecular formulas refer to covalently bonded substances (molecules). The molecular formula shows the exact number of atoms of each element present in the smallest unit of the substance. For example, benzene is a molecule composed of six carbon and six hydrogen atoms and has a formula C6H6.
magnesium and carbon
A formula unit refers to ionic compounds and network solids (both are crystals
magnesium chloride
oh so its a formula?
yep
A formula unit is the symbolic representation of an ionic compound or network solid, and a molecular formula is the symbolic representation of a molecular compound.
Thank you! :) It's a formula unit! Yay! Now I know how to identify them ^_^
cool, honestly i didnt know the answer, i had to look it up, you should try that too! .. lol
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