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Which chemical formula has 21 atoms.a) C9H8O4b) H2SO4C)CH3COCHEd) H2SO3

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1) Chemical formulas are writen with chemical symbols. These symbols are composed of one or two letter.

Chemical symbols with one letter:

H: Hydrogen

O: Oxygen

K: Potassium

S: Sulfur

If it is just one letter, it is always a capital letter

Chemical symbols with two letters:

Br: Bromine.

Be: Beryllium

Cl: Chlorine.

Na: Sodium

If the chemical symbol has two letters, the first letter must be upperca

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