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Substances like water have their own chemical formulas. What does a chemical formula tell you?

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Answer: A chemical formula is an expression that shows the elements in a compound and the relative proportions of those elements. If only one atom of a specific type is present, no subscript is used. For atoms that have two or more of a specific type of atom present, a subscript is written after the symbol for that atom

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