Question
Explain how the formulas for H2O and NaCl provide different information about the composition of these two compounds.
What I think:
For every 1 atom of oxygen, there are 2 atoms of hydrogen. For every one atom of sodium there is one atom of chlorine.
What I think:
For every 1 atom of oxygen, there are 2 atoms of hydrogen. For every one atom of sodium there is one atom of chlorine.
Answers
DrBob222
If the problem means by "information" composition then what you have written is ok. I might make it clear that this is for the empirical formula shown; i.e., one molecule.