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Chemical Formulas

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C12H24
C10H18O2

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2,3-diphenyl-1,4-diazaspiro[4.5]deca-1,3-diene formula vs empirical formula
2,5-dimethoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid molecular formula vs Hill formula

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hill formula polar solvents
molecular formula for thiols

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UO2(OH)2 atom count
CH3(CH2)2(CH)2(CH2)2COOH electron count
[C5H5Mo(CO)3]2Hg proton count

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What is the mass percent of BrF3?
mass composition (CH3)2COCH2

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