Question

Statement $1$ : The empirical formula of ${C_6}{H_{12}}{O_6}$ ​ is $C{H_2}O$
Statement $2$ : The empirical formula shows the lowest ratio of the elements present in the molecular formula.
A. statements $1$ and $2$ are true and statement $2$ is correct explanation of statement $1$
B. statements $1$ and $2$ are true and statement $2$ is not correct explanation of statement $1$
C. Statement $1$ is correct but statement $2$ is not correct
D. Statement $1$ is not correct but statement $2$ is correct
E. Both the Statement $1$ and statement $2$ are not correct

Answer 1

Chemical formula, any of several kinds of expressions of the composition or structure of chemical compounds. The forms commonly encountered are empirical, molecular, structural, and projection formulas.
You can use the empirical formula to find the molecular formula if you know the molar mass of the compound.

Complete step by step answer:
The empirical formula of a compound can be defined as the chemical formula that indicates the ratio of elements present in the compound, but not the authentic numbers of atoms which are found in the molecule. The ratios of atoms are denoted by using subscripts next to the symbols of element. (A subscript is not used, however, unless the number is more than one.) Thus, benzene is represented by the empirical formula $CH$, which indicates that a typical sample of the compound contains one atom of carbon to one atom of hydrogen . Water is represented by the empirical formula ${H_2}O$, denoting that the substance contains two atoms of hydrogen for every atom of oxygen.
Other example of Empirical Formula could be ribose whose molecular formula is ${C_5}{H_{10}}{O_5}$, which can be reduced to the empirical formula $C{H_2}O$
Similarly Glucose has a molecular formula of ${C_6}{H_{12}}{O_6}$ It contains 2 moles of hydrogen for every mole of carbon and oxygen. The empirical formula for glucose is $C{H_2}O$
So both the statements are correct, and are accurate explanations of each other.

So, the correct answer is Option A.

Additional information:
A general formula is a kind of empirical formula that signifies the composition of any member of an entire class of compounds. Each member of the class of paraffin hydrocarbons is, for instance, composed of carbon and hydrogen, the number of hydrogen atoms always being two or more than twice the number of carbon atoms. Given that $n$ stands for “any number,” the general formula of this class is therefore ${C_n}{H_{2n\; + {{ }}2}}$.

Note: In other words the empirical formula is also known as the simplest formula because the subscripts are the smallest whole numbers that indicate the ratio of elements.
In some cases, such as water , the empirical and molecular formulas of a substance may be identical.