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When a subscripts is found outside the parenthesis it multiplies everything inside the parenthesis
Example: Ca(OH)2 -> CaO2H2
Lincoln Wolf
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∙ 12y agoWhen a subscripts is found outside the parenthesis it multiplies everything inside the parenthesis
Example: Ca(OH)2 -> CaO2H2
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What does subscript indicate in a chemical formula?
The number of atoms of the same element in the molecule
In a chemical formula what is used to indicate the number of atoms of each element?
It is called a subscript. For example: In the formula for water (H2O), 2 is the subscript indicating that there are 2 hydrogen atoms in the compound .
What does the subscript 2 indicate int he compuonds mgcl2?
In chemical compounds, subscripts indicate how many of that element are present in the compound, compared to the rest of the compound.In MgCl2, the subscript indicates that there are two chlorine atoms for every atom of magnesium.
Do you have to use subscript in chemical formulas?
Not every chemical formula requires subscript. For example table salt is NaCl, sodium chloride. No subscript. But most chemical formulae do require subscript, such as water, H2O.
The elements that make up a compound and the exact number of atoms of each element in a unit of the compound can be?
Subscript (:This is a subscript: (Na2) the "2" is the Subscript.
How do you indicate the number of molecules in a substance?
The subscript outside the parentheses: (H2SO4)2
What happens if a subscript is found outside the paranthesis?
Take Fe(OH)2 as an example where '2' is in subscript. It means that in one formula unit there is one Fe and two hydroxyl (-OH) groups. The two outside the brackets tell us that it apply to not just the oxygen or the hydrogen, but to both of them as a hydroxyl group.
What does the subscript 2 indicate in the formula?
there are two atoms in the molecule
What are the symbols and numbers called that indicate the atoms in a compound?
Subscript
How can you do brackets in math?
Brackets are used in maths to indicate the order of calculations in the equation.
What does the subscript indicate in the chemical formula?
The number of atoms of that element in the molecule
What does the subscript 2 indicate in the formula O2?
there are two atoms in the molecule
What does a subscript indicate in a formula?
The number of atoms of the same element in the molecule
What does subscript indicate in a chemical formula?
The number of atoms of the same element in the molecule
What does subscript indicate in chemical formulas?
The number of atoms of the same element in the molecule
Brackets indicate what type of bond?
hydrogen bond
What is the purpose of a subscript in a chemical formula?
The subscript tells you how many atoms of a certain element are in the representative particle of that substance. For example, H2O means 2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen. (The absence of a subscript means there's just 1.) The subscript only applies to the element immediately before it, unless the subscript occurs outside a set of parentheses, in which case it applies to everything inside the parentheses.
