Answer to Question #246693 in General Chemistry for Cars

Question

Compare the structural and molecular formula.why are the former used in organic chemistry?

Answer 1

Molecular formulas contain no information about the arrangement of atoms. Because of this, one molecular formula can describe a number of different chemical structures. A structural formula is used to indicate not only the number of atoms, but also their arrangement in space.

Chemistry is traditionally divided into organic and inorganic chemistry. The former is the study of compounds containing at least one carbon-hydrogen bonds. ... A chemical formula is a format used to express the structure of atoms. The formula tells which elements and how many of each element are present in a compound.