Conflicts in Empirical formulas

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Why are there two different formulas, and what are their purposes? What is the point, in the Empirical Formula, it is the ratio between the atoms, so what happens when to different Molecules have the same Empirical formula, how do you differentiate or solve it?

[Freddy_Gold 3A]

The empirical formula only refers to the ratio between the atoms in a molecule. It can serve as a general template for a whole category of molecules, such as sugars. Sugars have the empirical formula of CH₂O. From here, we can make hundreds of different molecules, that have the same atomic ratios.