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Question
Give three pieces of information conveyed by the formula H2O.
Solution
Three pieces of information conveyed by the formula H2O is that :
It shows that there are 2 hydrogen atoms and 1oxygen atoms present in H2O. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are present in simplest whole number ratio of 2:1. It represents one molecule of compound water.
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