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What is the difference between a subscript and a coefficient?
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What is the difference between a subscript and a coefficient?

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Subscript goes after the chemical symbol, and coefficients go before. Also, coefficients affect the entire chemical formula. Subscripts only affect one chemical.
2H O
2

There are 4 Hydrogen and 2 Oxygen.
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