The formula Hâ‚‚O shows that water is made from two atoms of hydrogen (H) bonded to one atom of oxygen (O). Katie: Time for some science ... What do they all mean? And what is the table actually ...
of~an~element} = \frac{mass~of~an~element~in~the~compound}{relative~formula~mass~M_r} \times 100\) There are six atoms of hydrogen in the compound, so the mass of hydrogen is 6 × 1 = 6.