subscript
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We use capital letters with subscripts to represent each row.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Molecules of this compound are then represented by molecular formulas whose subscripts are six times greater than those in the empirical formula:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Finally, multiply the ratio by two to get the smallest possible whole number subscripts while still maintaining the correct iron-to-oxygen ratio:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Let M and F be the subscripts for males and females.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
He was scratching rapidly at the second page, his fingers blue with ink, while Henry proofread the first one, dashing in subscripts and aspirants with his fountain pen.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Chemistry - High School
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Chemical Reactions - Middle School
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