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How does a subscript affect the element just before it?
No. Never change the subscripts because then you are changing the formula of the substance to something else. You can only change the amount of a substance by adding a coefficient in front of the formula. If there is no coefficient, it is understood to be 1.
2NF3 --> N2 + 3F2
If your goal is to balance the equation, then yes, you have to chose the coefficients.
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You can only adjust the amount of a substance by adding a coefficient in front of the chemical formula. If there is no coefficient, it is understood to be 1.
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A coefficient is a number written in front of a chemical formula when balancing a chemical equation. The coefficient can represent the number of atoms, molecules, formula units, or moles of the substance.
In a chemical Equation ,The reactants are on the left side of a chemical equation and the products are on the right side.The number in front of a chemical formula in a chemical equation is called atoms. They should be a balancing number on both the sides.
Subscripts state how many atoms and Coefficients state how many molecules there are. So when balancing an equation you always adjust the coefficients. When this equation is balanced, what is the coefficient for Ni(NOËÄ)ËÄ? 4
How does a subscript affect the element just before it?
You add or change the coefficient, never the subscript or it becomes a completely different molecule.*cough 8th grade science*
The balanced equation for the complete combustion reaction is 2 C3H7OH + 9 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 4 H2O; therefore, the coefficient for oxygen is 9. If fractional coefficients are allowed, the equation can be written with only one mole of C3H7OH; in that instance the coefficient for oxygen would be 9/2.
A coefficient is the number that goes before an element when your balancing the equation. And a subscript is the number after the element. Subscripts are not changed when you balance the equation.