A chemical formula describes all of the elements present
            and their ratios to one another for a single molecule of a particular chemical.  The
            identities of the elements are denoted by their one or two letter symbols and their
            ratios are denoted by numerical subscripts.  Let's look at each chemical
            separately.
NH3 (ammonia): 1 molecule of ammonia consists
            of 1 atom of nitrogen (N) and 3 atoms of hydrogen (H).  Basically, for ammonia the ratio
            of nitrogen atoms to hydrgen atoms (N:H) is always 1:3.  You have written NH4 which is
            not ammonia but the ammonium cation (NH4+).
Ca(OH)2
            (calcium hydroxide): 1 atom of calcium (Ca), 2 atoms of oxygen (O), and 2 atoms of
            hydrogen.  Since the subscript 2 is located outside of the parenthesis it describes both
            the O and H elements.  Ca:O:H = 1:2:2
CO2 (carbon dioxide):
            1 atom of carbon (C) and 2 atoms of oxygen.  C:O =
            1:2
CuSO4 (copper sulfate): 1 atom of copper (Cu), 1 atom
            of sulfur (S), 4 atoms of oxygen. Cu:S:O = 1:1:4
C2H5OH
            (ethanol): 2 atoms of carbon, 6 atoms of hydrogen, and 1 atom of oxygen.  C:H:O =
            2:6:1
C6H12O6 (glucose): 6 atoms of carbon, 12 atoms of
            hydrogen, and 6 atoms of oxygen.  C:H:O = 6:12:6 which reduces to
            1:2:1
HCl (hydrochloric acid): 1 atom of hydrogen and 1
            atom of chlorine (Cl).  H:Cl = 1:1
HNO3 (nitric acid): one
            atom of hydrogen, one atom of nitrogen, and 3 atoms of oxygen.  H:N:O =
            1:1:3
Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate): 2 atoms of sodium (Na), 1
            atom of carbon, and 3 atoms of oxygen.  Na:C:O = 2:1:3
NaOH
            (sodium hydroxide): 1 atom of sodium, 1 atom of oxygen, and 1 atom of hydrogen.  Na:O:H
            = 1:1:1
H2SO4 (sulfuric acid): 2 atoms of hydrogen, 1 atom
            of sulfur, and 4 atoms of oxygen.  H:S:O = 2:1:4
 
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