Some examples of subscripts are the small numbers placed at the bottom of chemical formulas to indicate the number of atoms in a compound (e.g., H2O for water), the indices in mathematical equations to denote different variables (e.g., x1, x2), and the numbers used in programming languages to reference specific elements in an array (e.g., arr[0], arr[1]).
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 superscript for platinum is Pt2+ and the subscript for platinum is Pt.
To type small numbers for chemical formulas and exponents, you can use the subscript and superscript functions in most text editors or word processing software. In HTML, you can use for subscript and for superscript. You can also use keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+= (for superscript) and Ctrl+Shift+= (for subscript) on some platforms.
In a binary nonmetal compound, a subscript tells us the ratio of atoms present in the compound. Each subscript represents the number of atoms of that element in the compound. For example, in CO2, the subscript 2 indicates that there are two oxygen atoms for each carbon atom.
The number representing the charge in an ion is not written in subscript in a chemical formula.
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ctrl = for subscript ctrl shift = for superscript
the subscript g after H2O indicates that it is water vapour, a gas, which is what the subscript g stands for. If there was a subscript s after the H2O, it would mean that H2O is in a solid form as ice. If there was a subscript l it means that H2O is in the liquid form as water.
You are not able to format a single character as subscript, but you can change the entire ledged text to subscript. Right-click on the ledged, select Font, and click on the Subscript option.
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.
Click the Subscript button in the Font group of the Home tab.
The chemical symbol of fermium is Fm; as a subscript in the isotopes symbols is atomic number.
superscript 63 and subscript 152 Eu (the super and subscript go before the symbol with superscript on top of the subscript)
A subscript os a cjaracter written lower on the page than the rest of the line (and usually in a smaller font). In chemistry, a subscript tells how many atoms of a particular element are in a molecule, such as CO2 for carbon dioxide. In math, a subscript is sometimes used to distinguish numbers in a sequence (other than actually listing values), as x1, x2, x3. NOTE: In the examples above, the subscripts (as the 2 of CO2) were originally placed below the line using the subscript icon; for some reason they did not get saved that way.
Michael W. Swagel has written: 'The determination of the g[subscript J]([superscript 3]P[subscript 1]) value and g[subscript J]([superscript 1]P[subscript 1]) value of barium and the ratio A([superscript 1]P[subscript 1])/[[Greek letter mu subscript O]g[subscript J]([superscript 1]P[subscript 1]) ] of mercury-199' -- subject(s): Barium, Mercury, Spectra, Spectrum analysis
A subscript is below the line, as in 52 or 5x; a superscript is above the line: 52.