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A coefficient is a constant by which a variable is multiplied. In chemistry, a coefficient is the number in front of a formula. (The 2 in 2CH4 is the coefficient.) The coefficients in a chemical equation represent the proportion of A) products to reactants. B) the amount of atoms in a solid phase to the amount in a liquid phase. C) mass to volume. D) molecules or atoms relative to other molecules or atoms.

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Products to reactants

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Step-by-step explanation:

The coefficients in a chemical reaction are called stochiometric coefficients

they represent the number of atoms or molecules they are multiplied to.

A chemical reaction has generally this form:

  • Reactants ⇒ products
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