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Chemical Formulas and the Structures of Molecules

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• Can be different compounds or structural isomers of the  same compound (same molecular formulas).

• Chemical formulas represent real three-dimensional objects.

• The molecular formula tells the number of each type of atom.

• Molecular formulas may not be unique; the same types and  numbers of atoms can bond to each other in more than one way.

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