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Which is the most used scientific formula?

Which is the most used scientific formula?

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K. Myers

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Answered Jan 28, 2021

The meaning of scientific formula in this context or question is the first thing I will like to deal with. A scientific formula can refer to more than just one meaning. It can mean a formula, in the sense that you will have to find some variables and substitute the values into the variables.

These are also referred to as equations. Examples of this include formulas like e=mc², f=ma, and many more. These kinds of formulas are used across different fields in science. For this, the most used formula is quite hard to conclude on, but I'll choose the formula for relativity.

Another meaning of formula that we can have here is the chemical formula. These formulas are basically used in chemistry. I will choose from this aspect base on the most eminent elements in our environment. The combination of atoms of these elements actually forms the chemical formulas. Thus, I'll choose hydrocarbons as the most used chemical formulas.

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C. OWENS

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Answered Jan 22, 2021


A scientific formula is a way to show information about atoms' chemical properties. It is hard to say what is the most used scientific formula because these formulas are not just used in science, but they can also be used in math. To be, the most popular scientific formula would be H20. This scientific formula is for water.

The H stands for hydrogen, and the O stands for oxygen. The 2 represents that there are 2 hydrogen atoms that are in the formula. I would say this is the most popular one because this is one that everyone knows. People use this formula is informal and formal ways, such as saying, "I need to drink some H20 today

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J. Alva

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

People do not need to be rocket scientists in order to come up with some scientific formulas that are popular. People are familiar with it. For example, people know Newton’s 2nd law which is F=m(a). People may also be familiar with Maxwell’s laws.

Those who love science may be more familiar with other equations too but if there is one equation that a lot of people know whether they like science or not is Einstein’s equation. This is E=mc2.

The main reason why this has become more popular is the fact that the equation has been used to create atomic bombs during World War II. The bombs were able to extract a huge amount of energy which caused a lot of destruction at that time.

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Carice Snow

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Answered Oct 31, 2018

There are a lot of common formulas that are still being used by people right now. Probably the most common is the formula for circumference. Who does not know what the formula is? C = πd is the formula for this.

Aside from this, there are still other formulas that are used normally in order to help solve the length and width of various shapes and lines. Getting to know these formulas can be very helpful in different circumstances. It is true that you may not get to use it often but there are still other formulas that can be more useful in your everyday life.

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V. Barnes

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Answered May 18, 2018

There are many different scientific formulas in use so it is a bit difficult to say which one is the most popular. It’s also important to realize that formulas are used in math, physics and chemistry. If I had to guess, I would say the most used formula in chemistry might be H2O, which is the formula for water. In math, my guess would be the formula for the area of a rectangle or square, which is length (L) times width (W).

In physics, my guess would be the Ohm's equation that can be used to calculate the association between the following electrical measurements: current (I), voltage (V) and resistance (R). The equation is expressed as V= IR.

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