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Subscript

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

In chemistry, subscripts are used after an element symbol to indicate the number of atoms present in a molecule or compound.

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