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Why can't the subscripts be changed?
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Why can't the subscripts be changed?

User Ntiyiso Rikhotso
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Because it messes the whole problem up! Change the coefficants unstead of subscripts
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Subscripts cannot be changed because they are the ratio of the amount. And as we know, in a chemical equation/reaction, mass cannot be created nor destroyed. Therefore, we cannot change subscripts, however, we could change coefficients.
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