Combined Science GCSE
Normal-script multiplier
What Normal-script multiplier means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Normal-script multiplier
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A number in normal script before a formula that multiplies every atom in that formula.
Topics that use Normal-script multiplier
Related terms
- Balanced symbol equations
- Balancing
- Closed systems
- Conservation of mass
- Mass calculations
- Reacting ratios
- Rearrangement of atoms
- Subscript
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