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MOLECULAR FORMULA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- molecular formula
1, record 1, English, molecular%20formula
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical formula based on both analysis and molecular weight. 2, record 1, English, - molecular%20formula
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C2H4 and O2 and C6H12O6 are the molecular formulas of acetic acid and glucose respectively or twice and six times the empirical formulas respectively. 2, record 1, English, - molecular%20formula
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formule moléculaire
1, record 1, French, formule%20mol%C3%A9culaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formule brute 2, record 1, French, formule%20brute
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] formule exprimant la composition stœchiométrique d'un composé, en accordance avec le poids moléculaire correct. 3, record 1, French, - formule%20mol%C3%A9culaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Formule brute» est synonyme de «formule empirique». 4, record 1, French, - formule%20mol%C3%A9culaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fórmula molecular
1, record 1, Spanish, f%C3%B3rmula%20molecular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fórmula que incluye los símbolos de los elementos presentes en una molécula, afectados de subíndices numéricos que indican el número real de cada uno de los átomos que la integran. 1, record 1, Spanish, - f%C3%B3rmula%20molecular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fórmula molecular: muestra el número real y la clase de átomos de una entidad química (es decir, una molécula, radical o ion). 2, record 1, Spanish, - f%C3%B3rmula%20molecular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] si con métodos convenientes se determina el peso molecular del anhídrido fosfórico, se obtiene un valor doble del que corresponde al conjunto P2O5 [2,5, subíndices]; en realidad las moléculas del anhídrido son P4O10 [4, 10, subíndices]. Esta expresión, denominada fórmula molecular, indica también el número de átomos de cada especie existentes en la molécula. 3, record 1, Spanish, - f%C3%B3rmula%20molecular
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