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Describe what each letter and number
means in the chemical formula below.
C.H₂O

User Mzzl
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Answer: c is carbon h is hydrogen with the 2 means 2 hydrogen and o is oxygen

In conclusion alphabets represent elements and numbers represent how many elements

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