Home
What do coefficients in a chemical equation represent?
Wiki User
Answered 2012-06-19 15:34:10
Coefficients in a chemical equation represent the number of units of the formula immediately following the coefficient that are involved in the balanced equation for the reaction.
Your Answer
Still Have Questions?
Related Questions
In a chemical equation the coefficients represent the what?
They represent the number of molecules in a balanced equation.
What so the coefficients represent in a chemical equation?
The coefficients can represent the number of atoms, molecules, formula units, or moles.
Coefficients represent the number of units of each what?
In a chemical equation, coefficients represent the no. of molecules or atoms involved in a complete chem. reaction.
What do the coefficients in a chemical equation represent?
the represent the no of moles of reactants consumed and no of moles of products formed during a chemical reactio.../..
The coefficients in a chemical equation represent the?
relative numbers of moles of reactants and products
What information about a chemical reaction is derived from the coefficients in a balanced equation?
Coefficients are used to represent multiple molecules of formula units.
What is a balanced chemical equation why should the chemical equation be balanced?
A balanced chemical equation has correct placed coefficients and a representative chemical equation need these coefficients.
What do the coefficients in a balanced chemical equation represent?
Represents the mole ratios between any two substance
How are coefficients used to balance chemical equation?
In a chemical equation, the coefficients tell you how much you need of each molecule or atom, to balance the equation.
Why is it not possible to change subscripts of a chemical formula to balance the equation?
If you change the subscripts in a chemical formula, it will no longer represent the same substance. You can only add coefficients to balance a chemical equation.
Where should the coefficients be placed when balancing a chemical equation?
Coefficients are placed in front of the chemical formulas when balancing a chemical equation. Never change the subscripts in a formula in order to balance an equation.
How are equation coefficients useful in determining amounts of reactants and products?
Equation coefficients are needed to write a correct chemical equation.
What information can you determine from the coefficients in this balanced chemical equation?
What information can you determine from the coefficients in this balanced chemical equation? Mg + 2HCl → MgCl2 + H2
How does a skeletal chemical equation differ from a balanced chemical equation?
The skeletal equation hasn't coefficients for compounds.
What is used to balance a chemical equation?
coefficients
What parts of a chemical equation are adjusted when balancing the equation?
coefficients only A+
Where should coefficients be placed when balancing a chemical equation?
Coefficients are placed in front of the chemical formula for each substance in a chemical equation. The number 1 is not written. If there is no coefficient it is understood to be 1.
How are equation coefficients useful in determining amounts of reactions and products?
Equation coefficients show the number of molecules involved in a chemical reaction.
How can you balance a chemical equation using coefficients?
When in a chemical equation the number of atoms for the reactants and products is the same the equation is correctly balanced.
Can both coefficients and subscripts be changed in a chemical equation?
No! You can change coefficients as needed to balance an equation but you cannot just change a substance's subscripts.
What is the relationship between coefficient and balanced chemical equation?
balance chemical equation, change only the coefficients of the formulas.
Still have questions?
