Answer to Question #202319 in Inorganic Chemistry for someone

Question

Refer to the two formulas for glucose.

Formula A: C₁₁H₂₂O₁₁

Formula B: CH₂O

What is difference between the two formulas?

• Formula A is the structural formula for glucose because it shows the arrangement of atoms in the compound.  Formula B is the empirical formula for glucose because it shows the smallest whole-number ratio for the different atoms in the compound.

• Formula A is the molecular formula for glucose because it shows the arrangement of atoms in the compound.  Formula B is the structural formula for glucose because it shows the smallest whole-number ratio for the different atoms in the compound.

• Formula A is the molecular formula for glucose because it shows the actual number of atoms in the compound.  Formula B is the empirical formula for glucose because it shows the smallest whole-number ratio for the different atoms in the compound/

Answer 1

• Formula A is the molecular formula for glucose because it shows the actual number of atoms in the compound.  Formula B is the empirical formula for glucose because it shows the smallest whole-number ratio for the different atoms in the compound/