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This 15-second revision Short defines an empirical formula as the lowest whole-number ratio of atoms and distinguishes reducible from non-reducible formulas.

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Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • define an empirical formula
  • identify whether a formula is already in its lowest whole-number ratio

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 1, Area of Study 2Quantifying atoms and compounds