What is the name of the number, found in front of the chemical formula of a molecule, that represents the number of each specific type of molecule found in a chemical reaction? The subscript B The chemical equation C The coefficient The chemical symbol

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What is the name of the number, found
in front of the chemical formula of a
molecule, that represents the number
of each specific type of molecule found
in a chemical reaction?
The subscript
The chemical equation
The coefficient
The chemical symbol
O c
O O O O
Transcribed Image Text:What is the name of the number, found in front of the chemical formula of a molecule, that represents the number of each specific type of molecule found in a chemical reaction? The subscript The chemical equation The coefficient The chemical symbol O c O O O O
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In chemical equations, two types of numbers can be seen.

Subscripts are part of the chemical formulas of the reactants and products. For example, 2 is the subscript in H2O.  

Coefficients are placed in front of the formulas to indicate how many molecules of that substance is used in a reaction. For example, 3 is the Coefficient in 3H2O.  

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