Chemistry A-Level
simplest ratio
What simplest ratio means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The relative amounts divided by the smallest value, multiplied up if a half or a third remains.
The formula is reduced to the simplest ratio, so magnesium oxide is MgO, not Mg₂O₂.
Topics that use simplest ratio
- Empirical and molecular formula (AQA A-Level)
- Ionic bonding (AQA A-Level)
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