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What does empirical formula mean?

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Noun
  1. (chemistry) A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.
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When the chemical formula of an ionic compound is written down, it is the empirical formula that is used.
We fitted the simulated results to an empirical formula.
An empirical formula for direct evaluation of deformability is proposed.
Analysis showed it to have an empirical formula that doesn't correspond to any compound that's ever been reported.
Butene and ethene have the same empirical formula CH 2 but different molecular and structural formulas.
There is no empirical formula that is used to establish funding levels.

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