Question

How many hydrogen atoms are in representative particle of each substance?Al(OH)3

Answer 1

Answer:

• There are 3 hydrogen atoms in the representative particle of Al(OH)₃

Explanation:

• Al(OH)₃ is the chemical formula for the representative particle of aluminum hydroxide.

• Since Al (aluminum) has not any subscript associated, it is understood that there is 1 atom of aluminum in each representative particle of Al(OH)₃.

• Since the subscript 3 is after a parenthesis, it affects all the atoms that are inside such parenthesis. This leads to:

         - there are 3 atoms of oxygen in each representative particle of Al(OH)₃, and

         - there are 3 atoms of hydrogen in each representative particle of Al(OH)₃.