What does "molecular formula" mean?

A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.

Molecular formula

Common synonyms include: atom counts, chemical formula, compound formula, formula, formula based, formula based tasks.

noun

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Noun

1
A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.
"The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃."
2
a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight wordnet

"The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃."