Chemistry GCSE
Coefficient
What Coefficient means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Coefficient
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A number in normal script before a formula that multiplies the whole formula unit, so every atom in that formula unit is multiplied.
Topics that use Coefficient
Related terms
- Balanced symbol equations
- Closed systems and gas exchange
- Coefficients
- Conservation of mass
- Counting atoms
- Rearrangement of atoms
- Subscript
- Brackets
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