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In a chemical formula, which element comes first?

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If you have 4 chlorine atoms and 1 carbon, is it Cl4C, or CCl4

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  1. i think its alphabetical order, though am not sure

    hope it helps


  2. The element that loses electrons, also called the cation (in this case Carbon) comes first.

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