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You would look at the chemical formula. The subscripts tell you how many atoms of an element are in one molecule or formula unit.

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H2O has 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen.

C6H12O6 has 6 atoms of carbon, 12atoms of hydrogen, and 6 atoms of oxygen.

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