By Team Aakash Byju's
The empirical formula and molecular formula of a compound are related by the equation:
An empirical formula for a compound is nothing but a formula of a substance written with the smallest integer subscript.
Whereas, the molecular formula represents the total number of individual atoms present in a compound.
For example, consider the molecular formula of glucose:
We can simplify this by reducing the subscripts. i.e.,
This is the empirical formula of glucose.