Molecular formula
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A molecular formula (or chemical formula) shows the number of different atoms in one molecule of a chemical compound. An example of a molecular formula is H2O2 or hydrogen peroixde. What makes this a molecular formula is that it is composed of two non-metals: hydrogen and oxygen. A mixture of individual hydrogen and oxygen molecules is highly combustable in fire, but together they form water which puts out fire. and then gets hot