Chemistry GCSE
Formulae as symbolic representations
What Formulae as symbolic representations means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formulae as symbolic representations
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A chemical formula uses the chemical symbols of the elements and subscript numbers to show how many atoms of each element are in one unit.
Topics that use Formulae as symbolic representations
- Atoms, elements and compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced chemical equation
- Balanced equation
- Chemical change
- Chemical symbol
- Decomposition reactions
- Endothermic
- Exothermic
- Fixed composition and atom ratios
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