structural formulas have an advantage over molecular because they show what?

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structural formulas have an advantage over molecular because they show what?

chocies are geometric arrangement of the atoms
number of atoms of each element present
percent composition of the compound
bonding capacity of each carbon atom

2007-01-06 06:17:50 · 2 answers · asked by Oscar 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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geometric arrangement of the atoms. stucture shows what it looks like. molecular just tells the elements.

2007-01-06 06:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋

The geometric arrangement of the atoms. The molecular formula only shows the number of each kind of atom, but not much more.

The percent composition can be calculated from either formula. The bonding capacity of each atom may or may not be explicitly shown.

2007-01-06 14:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 16⤊ 1⤋