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Can we change the subscripts in the formula for water so that it has two oxygen atoms in it in order align with the law of conservation of matter?
publish date: 2022/06/21 10:33:00 GMT+10
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H2 + O2 → H2O
Yes
No
Correct Answer
No
Explanation
No; you cannot change the formulas of individual substances because the chemical formula for a given substance is characteristic of that substance.
