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What do you know about a chemical compound by looking at its chemical formula ?

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The answer is the number and kinds of atoms in the compound.

In an ionic compound, the formula gives the ions and their ratios in the crystal lattice. In a molecular compound, the formula gives the numbers of atoms of each element in a molecule.

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