subscript
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We designate this by enclosing the formula for the dihydrogen phosphate ion in parentheses and adding a subscript 2.
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Finally, derive the molecular formula for nicotine from the empirical formula by multiplying each subscript by two:
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A molecule of oxygen, O2, contains two oxygen atoms; the subscript 2 in the formula must be used to distinguish the diatomic molecule from two single oxygen atoms.
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Per convention, formulas contain whole- number subscripts, which can be achieved by dividing each subscript by the smaller subscript:
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Later, for no special reason, the fashion became to render the number as subscript: H2O.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
