(thing) by CentrX Sat Oct 28 2000 at 2:04:24

A chemical formula which gives the composition of elements in a molecule in their lowest relative proportions but does not specify the structural arrangement or true molecular weight. For example, CH is the empirical formula for benzene (molecular formula: C6H6) or acetylene.

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