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What is the coefficient in a chemical equation

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Coefficients are the numbers placed before the reactants in a chemical equation so that the number of atoms in the products on the right side of the equation are equal to the number of atoms in the reactants on the left side.
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A numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.
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