Based on the following word descriptions, write the formula for each of the indicated substances.a. a compound whose molecules contain twice as many oxygen atomsas carbon atomsb. a compound whose molecules contain an equal number of carbon and oxygen atomsc. a compound in which there is an equal number of calcium and carbon atoms, but there are three times as many atoms of oxygen as of the other Iwo elementsd. a compound whose molecules contain twice as many hydrogen atoms as sulfur atoms and four times as many oxygen atoms as sulfur atomse. a compound in which there are twice as many chlorine atoms as barium atomsf. a compound in which there are three sulfur atoms for every twoaluminum atoms

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Based on the following word descriptions, write the formula for each of the indicated substances.
a. a compound whose molecules contain twice as many oxygen atoms
as carbon atoms
b. a compound whose molecules contain an equal number of carbon and oxygen atoms
c. a compound in which there is an equal number of calcium and carbon atoms, but there are three times as many atoms of oxygen as of the other Iwo elements
d. a compound whose molecules contain twice as many hydrogen atoms as sulfur atoms and four times as many oxygen atoms as sulfur atoms
e. a compound in which there are twice as many chlorine atoms as barium atoms
f. a compound in which there are three sulfur atoms for every two
aluminum atoms

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