It means that there is more than one atom of the same kind in the molecule.
Example: sulfuric acid - H2SO4; 2 atoms of hydrogen, 4 atoms of oxygen.
the number of atoms in a molecule
The subscript in a chemical formula refers to the _____.
WO2: If any element symbol in a formula has no subscript, implying a subscript of one, the formula is already empirical.
The actual mass must be divided by the empirical mass. This was derived from the following equation: (subscript)(empirical formula) = (molecular formula) subscript = (molecular formula)/(empirical formula)
The subscript in a chemical formula represents the amount of that atom in that compound's formula.
The chemical formula of dichlorine monoxide is Cl2O - 2 is a subscript.
usually a subscript denotes the number of atoms of a particular element within the formula. ie H2O (the 2 would be a subscript) indicates there are two atoms of hydrogen in one molecule of water.
The subscript in a chemical formula represents the amount of that atom in that compound's formula.
The subscript in a chemical formula refers to the _____.
There is one atom of that element in the molecule.
WO2: If any element symbol in a formula has no subscript, implying a subscript of one, the formula is already empirical.
The actual mass must be divided by the empirical mass. This was derived from the following equation: (subscript)(empirical formula) = (molecular formula) subscript = (molecular formula)/(empirical formula)
subscript
The subscript in a chemical formula represents the amount of that atom in that compound's formula.
The chemical formula of dichlorine monoxide is Cl2O - 2 is a subscript.
The formula unit of sodium chloride is NaCl; any subscript.
SI6 (subscript)
This number is the number of atoms of this element in the formula; and subscript meaning is down.