Which is the number placed in front of an element's symbol in a chemical formula?

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Chemistry

Jacquelyn

27 December, 20:17

Which is the number placed in front of an element's symbol in a chemical formula?

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Evan Salazar · Answer 1

The number of molecules involved in the reaction.

Coleman · Answer 2

This number is called a coefficient. It does two useful things:

1. It tells the number of molecules involved in a reaction

2. It gives the number of moles of each substance involved in the reaction