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if no number is written following a chemical symbol in a chemical formula, it is understood the number of atoms of that element is one
You must balance chemical equations out before converting because if you don't, you will write down a wrong mole value somewhere along the line when you convert between units.
becasuse atoms are never gained or lost in a chemical reaction
The Subscripts in a Chemical formula explain how the atoms in that compound are chemically bonded. As a fraction of an atom cannot bond, the subscripts cannot be fractions. Coefficients, however which go before a chemical formula in chemical equations may be fractions. This is because they explain the ratio of the number of moles of each species required for the reaction and it is possible to have a fraction of a mole of something. The Subscripts in a Chemical formula explain how the atoms in that compound are chemically bonded. As a fraction of an atom cannot bond, the subscripts cannot be fractions. Coefficients, however which go before a chemical formula in chemical equations may be fractions. This is because they explain the ratio of the number of moles of each species required for the reaction and it is possible to have a fraction of a mole of something.
NH4OH NH4 has a charge of 1+ and OH has a charge of 1-
The chemical formula of silver nitrate is AgNO3. Any 2 before !
No - they are usually balanced by changing the numbers before the molecules.
if no number is written following a chemical symbol in a chemical formula, it is understood the number of atoms of that element is one
How does a subscript affect the element just before it?
Yes, that is true.
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The letter or letters that represent an element are called its atomic symbol. The numbers appearing as subscripts in the chemical formula indicate the number of atoms of the element immediately before the subscript. If no subscript appears, one atom of that element is present.
You must balance chemical equations out before converting because if you don't, you will write down a wrong mole value somewhere along the line when you convert between units.
The meaning of 2Na and Na2 is similar: two sodium atoms; in a chemical formula is used Na2.Before a chemical formula is used 2 Na.
In math, it is the number that comes before the variable, such as x. In chemistry, it is the number that comes before the chemical formula.
becasuse atoms are never gained or lost in a chemical reaction
The number before the chemical formula of the reactant.