What is the difference between chemical symbol and chemical formula


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3 differences between chemical symbol and chemical formula

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Answer:

Example of a chemical symbol: Mg
Example of a chemical formula: MgO

Explanation:

Chemical symbols refer to chemical elementsonly. They do not necessarily refer to atoms of that element, but also to ions.

Chemical formulas refer to compounds and, specifically, the ratios in which it is made up by different chemical elements


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