Molecular vs. Formula Units

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Sarah Huang 3A
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Molecular vs. Formula Units

Postby Sarah Huang 3A » Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:05 pm

As I was reviewing, I realized that the book differentiated molecular and formulaic units, can someone explain the difference to me and provide an example so I could know how to calculate them each? Or are they the same?
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Francesca_Borchardt_2D
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Re: Molecular vs. Formula Units

Postby Francesca_Borchardt_2D » Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:57 pm

I am not sure about this either. I would like to know too
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Kelly Yun 2I
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Re: Molecular vs. Formula Units

Postby Kelly Yun 2I » Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:39 pm

I think formula units are usually used for solid network compounds (usually ionic) whereas molecular units are for covalent compounds.
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