How many molecules are there in #6C_6H_12O_6#? How do you know?
1 Answer
Jun 9, 2017
6 Molecules.
Explanation:
The big number in the front it called the coefficient, and it indicates the number of molecules of a compound there are in a formula. In this case, the coefficient is 6 and so there are 6 molecules of
The smaller, lower numbers after each element symbol are called subscripts and they indicate how many of each atom are in a single molecule.For example, there are 12 Hydrogen atoms in one molecule of
