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Define Empirical Formula
An empirical formula (or simplest formula) for a compound is the formula of a substance written with the smallest integer (whole number) subscripts.
In other words,
The empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest whole-number ratio of the atoms of each element present in it.
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