Q27 E
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Explain why the symbol for an atom of the element oxygen and the formula for a molecule of oxygen differ.
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The symbol O is used to represent an atom/ element while O2 is the molecular formula.
1Step 1 – Determine the definition of molecular formula
A molecular formula is a representation of a molecule that uses chemical symbols to indicate the type of atoms. It is also used as abbreviations for the names of compounds.
The molecular formula has subscript 2 which denotes the number of oxygen atoms in the molecule.
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