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One sulfur (s) atom, two bromine (br) atoms, and one oxygen (o) atom. what is the chemical formula of this compound?

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A chemical formula is used to describe the types of atoms and their numbers in an element or a compound. It contains the symbols of the atoms of the elements present in the compound as well as how many there are for each elements in the form of subscripts. In this case, the compound containing 1 sulfur atom, two bromine atom and one oxygen atom is Thionyl bromide with a chemical formula SOBr2
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