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In a chemical formula, no subscript was written. What does indicate this ?

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1) It there is no subscript in a chemical formula, this means the number of atoms is one.
2) Eg : `Fe,` this means, only one atom in that formula.
3) Eg : `O_(2)`, this meant, two atoms in that formula, subscript is 2.

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In a chemical formula, subscript indicates

A

number of atoms

B

number of compounds

C

number of moles

D

number of reactants

Chemical formula of gluconic acid

A

`HOOC - (CHOH)_4 - COOH`

B

`HOOC - (CHOH)_4 - CH_(2)OH`

C

`HOOC - (CHOH)_4 -CHO`

D

`HOOC-(CHOH)_3-COOCH_3`

Chemical formula of laughing gas is

A

`N_(2)O`

B

`NO`

C

`N_(2)O_(3)`

D

`N_(2)O_(5)`

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