Combined Science GCSE
Subscripts
What Subscripts means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The small numbers inside a formula, such as the ₂ in H₂, which show atoms within a particle and are fixed by the substance.
Numbers that show how many atoms of each element are in one unit of the substance.
These multiply the relative atomic mass of the atom or group they follow.
Topics that use Subscripts
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
- Amounts of substances in equations (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
- Relative formula mass (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced symbol equation
- Conservation of mass
- Relative formula mass
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Balancing numbers
- Cellular respiration
- Chemical symbols
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