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To determine:
The difference between a molecular formula and a condensed structure.
Introduction:
Condensed structure formula is the writing of organic structures from left to right in one line and this structural formula is simple as it does not show any bonds or lone pairs of atoms and shows no connectivity of atoms in a molecule. It shows the shorter way to draw a molecule and is more simplified than that from Lewis structure. It shows all atoms except the vertical bonds and most or all the horizontal bonds.
Molecular formula is the simplest and compressed formula which indicates the exact number of atoms present in the molecule.
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