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Subscripts are usually used as a counter or an index. For example, Xn (where n is a subscript - this pathetic browser does not support subscripts) usually refers to the nth (it does not support superscripts either!) X in a sequence of Xs. Since they are counters they should belong to the set of counting numbers.
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Why are subscripts in a chemical formula whole numbers?
Subscripts in a chemical formula are whole numbers because they represent the ratio of atoms in a compound. They indicate the number of atoms of each element present in the compound in the simplest whole number ratio. This is based on the law of constant composition, which states that a compound always contains the same elements in the same proportion by mass.
What is the term for numbers that appear in the chemical formulas of some compounds?
subscripts
Oxidation numbers are written as subscripts?
Yes.
What is the term for the numbers that appear in the chemical formula of some compounds?
subscripts
What is the term for numbers that appear in the chemical formulas of some compound?
subscripts
What is the term for numbers that appears in the chemical formulas of some compounds?
subscripts
What is the term for numbers that appear in chemical formulas in some compounds?
subscripts
What is the term for the numbers that appear in the chemical formulas of some compound?
subscripts
What are the small numbers in formulas used to tell how many atoms are present?
subscripts
To write the formula for an ionic compound write the formulas for the cation and the anion then use subscripts to what charges?
To write the formula for an ionic compound, you first write the symbol for the cation (positively charged ion) followed by the symbol for the anion (negatively charged ion). Then, you use subscripts to indicate the ratio of ions needed to balance the charges to make it electrically neutral. The subscripts are the smallest whole numbers that will ensure the compound has a net charge of zero.
What is the formula for potassium uranate?
K2UO4 Note the numbers should be subscripts.
Formula for ammonium nitrite?
The chemical formula for ammonium nitrite is NH4NO2.
