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Ca(OH)2 - How many Carbon, how many oxygen, and how many hydrogen in this formula? - please explain

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Answer: 1Ca + 2O + 2H

Step-by-step explanation:

Ca is 1 since there is no subscript

O and H each have 2 because the subscript 2 is outside the parenthesis so you multiply their subscript (1) by 2

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