Understanding Element Multipliers

What do element multipliers indicate in a chemical formula?

• The color of the compound

• The type of chemical reaction

• The number of atoms or molecules

• The temperature of the reaction

In the formula H2, what does the subscript '2' signify?

• Two grams of hydrogen

• Two types of hydrogen

• Two atoms of hydrogen bonded together

• Two molecules of hydrogen

What does the subscript '2' in Cl2 represent?

• Two separate chlorine atoms

• Two grams of chlorine

• Two chlorine atoms bonded together

• Two molecules of chlorine

How is the presence of two separate gold atoms represented?

• Au2

• Au

• 2Au

• Au2O

In the formula 2H2O, what does the '2' before H2O indicate?

• Two grams of water

• Two molecules of water

• Two types of water

• Two atoms of hydrogen and oxygen