Chemical Composition Glossary

Atomic weight the average atomic mass for a naturally occurring element, expressed in atomic mass units.
Empirical formula the formula of a substance written with the smallest integer subscripts
Molecular formula a chemical formula that gives the exact number of different atoms of an element in a molecule
Molecular weight (MW) the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule.
Percentage composition the mass percentages of each element in the compound