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Structural formula

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-011492

A chemical formula that shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule, indicating how atoms are bonded to each other. It provides more information than a molecular formula, which only lists the number of each type of atom. This representation can be a Lewis structure, a condensed formula, or a skeletal formula.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-011492
FieldChemistry
ReferencesRed Book, 3rd ed., p. 46
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