Definitely NOT.
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.
if it is a redox reaction sometimes you can add water to help balance the equation
Evaporation is not a chemical change and so there is no chemical equation.
1. You cannot change the subscript just to help you balance the equation. You can only balance an equation by using whole-number coefficients written at the beginning of a substance. 2. If no subscript is present, you can't just add one to help you balance the equation for same reason listed above.
You can't change the subscript. The subscripts show how the elements/molecules are bonded.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The subscripts represent the number of atoms of each element in each chemical formula-if you change the subscripts, you change the compounds the formulas are describing.Source: (e2020)
You adjust the coefficients in front of each molecule to balance the number of atoms on both sides of the equation. You should not change the subscripts within a molecule when balancing a chemical equation.
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.
Subscripts in a chemical formula represent the number of each atom present in a compound. Changing a subscript without changing the corresponding coefficients in a balanced chemical equation would alter the chemical formula and lead to an unbalanced equation. To balance the equation, adjust the coefficients in front of the compounds rather than changing the subscripts.
Change superscripts
True. Subscripts represent the number of atoms of each element in a compound and changing them would change the chemical formula, possibly making it unbalanced in the equation. By adjusting the coefficients of the compounds involved in the reaction, the equation can be balanced without modifying the subscripts.
if it is a redox reaction sometimes you can add water to help balance the equation
To balance a chemistry equation effectively, you need to adjust the coefficients of the reactants and products so that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. Start by balancing the most complex molecule or element first, then work your way through the rest of the equation. Remember to only change coefficients, not subscripts, to maintain the chemical identity of the substances involved.
when I balance an equation, I do the right thing with the subscripts, which is far more complicated than "multiply" would indicate. Under certain special conditions, multiplication (and only multiplication) is the proper procedure, but not always (or even generally).
The chemical formula of a molecule shows how many atoms are in the molecule so you cannot change it since that would mean it is a different molecule then.To balance the equations you have to have the same amount of atoms in the left and right hand side. So you try to balance the numbers of each molecule on each side so that there are for example 3 hydrogen atoms overall on each side.Example:H2 + O2 ---> H2OThis equation is not balanced since there are two H and two O on left side but only one O and two H on the right side. To balance you cannot change the formula from H2O (water) to H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) because this is a different compound. But you can balance it like this:2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2ONotice that now there are 4H on left hand side (2*2) and 2O, which is the same like the right hand side where you have 4H(2*2) and 2O (2*1 because there is no number after O so there is only 1 atom of it in the molecule)
It is important never to change a subscript {note correct spelling} in a chemical formula when balancing a chemical equation, because changing a subscript produces a formula that specifies a chemical substance different from the one in the original equation.
To balance an equation effectively, you need to ensure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. Start by adjusting the coefficients of the compounds in the equation, making sure to only change the coefficients and not the subscripts. Keep track of the elements and their quantities as you balance the equation. Continue adjusting the coefficients until the equation is balanced.
Evaporation is not a chemical change and so there is no chemical equation.