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When balancing a chemical equation, the subscripts on the individual

chemical formulas can be changed.
True
False

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The subscripts of chemicals can't be changed in a chemical reaction, otherwise the products or the reactants would be a completely different molecule. We can't just change O2 to being O3, but we can change O2 into 3/2 O2 (in some cases)

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