Counting Atoms with Coefficients

What does the subscript in a chemical formula tell you? (a)  

• How many molecules are present
• How many atoms are present
• How many elements are present
• How many neutrons are present

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• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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• 6

• 1

• 12

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• 2

• 4

• 3

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• 18

• 12

• 25

• 24

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• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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How many Hydrogen atoms are in 4H₂O?

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 8

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How many Sodium atoms are in 6NaCl?

• 1

• 6

• 2

• Na

How many atoms of Oxygen are in Fe(NO₃)₃ ?

• 6

• 9

• 3

• 1

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What is a coefficient?

• the small number on the right of the chemical symbol

• the numbers inside of the parentheses

• the large number to the left of a formula

• the small number to the left of the chemical symbol

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