1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sergey [27]
3 years ago
10

What is the purpose of the subscripts, or small numbers, in a chemical formula?

Chemistry
1 answer:
dlinn [17]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: To show the number of atoms present.

Explanation: As in CO² (Carbon dioxide), there is a small 2 next to the symbol "O" (oxygen) to explain that there are two oxygen atoms.

You might be interested in
What is 1006 in scientific notation?
vladimir1956 [14]

Answer:

1.006 * 103

Explanation:

Add the number between 1 and 9 and add a decimal accordingly . so the answer is 1.006 multiplied by 10 raised to power 3

8 0
2 years ago
Which statement about London’s desperation forces is true
djyliett [7]
It's the weakest of all the intermolecular forces present in chemistry . the London dispersion force is a temporary attractive force that results when the electrons in two adjacent atoms occupy positions that make the atoms form temporary dipoles. This force is sometimes called an induced dipole-induced dipole attraction.

8 0
3 years ago
Seaweed attached to rocks in the ocean performs photosynthesis underwater. Which statement best explains how some seaweed can su
tia_tia [17]

Answer:

It can use a small amount of sunlight for photosynthesis

Explanation:

Seaweeds are a group of marine plants/algae that grow attached to rocks underwater. However, despite their depth underwater, they still perform photosynthesis, which is a process that requires energy from sunlight.

Seaweeds are able to perform photosynthesis underwater because they are efficient users of sunlight energy. Hence, they require only a small amount of sunlight that penetrates the ocean to perform photosynthesis.

8 0
2 years ago
Can y’all please help me
lys-0071 [83]

Answer The earth is not flat

Explanation:cuz

3 0
2 years ago
Which laboratory activity involves a chemical change?
ipn [44]

Answer:

the answer is the first one (a)

5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • In terms of energy what kind of system is a sealed glass terrarium on a windsill?
    14·2 answers
  • An 80 kg long jumper in flight accelerates at a rate of 10 m/s^2. What is the force of the long jumper
    14·1 answer
  • Which of the following statements about metallic bond are correct?
    15·1 answer
  • What are some chemical properties of a rock?
    12·1 answer
  • In general, what is the effect of tempature on the solubility of a gas
    9·1 answer
  • If you have exactly 2.00 moles each, of two different substances, then which of the following must be true about the two samples
    10·1 answer
  • Perform unit conversions and determine Re for the case when a fluid with density of 92.8 lbm/ft3 and viscosity of 4.1 cP (centip
    13·1 answer
  • Converting the following mm Hg (torr) to standard
    9·1 answer
  • Is [Ni(CO)4] considered as coordination compounds?
    14·1 answer
  • The reaction between an alcohol and an anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate forms a _____ bond.
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!