Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 10: 0393912345
ISBN 13: 978-0-39391-234-0

Chapter 1 - Matter and Energy - Visual Problems - Page 34: 5

Answer

CH$_{2}$O$_{2}$

Work Step by Step

The molecular formula for formic acid is CH$_{2}$O$_{2}$. We see there is one carbon atom (represented by the black ball) bonded to two atoms of hydrogen (represented by the white balls) and two atoms of oxygen (represented by the red balls).
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