Question
The reactants in a chemical reaction are shown below. Na_(2)CO_(3)+2H_(2)SO_(4)arrow How many sulfur, S atoms will there be in the products? square
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Answer
There will be 2 sulfur atoms in the products.
Explanation
## Step 1: Count the sulfur atoms in the given reactantsFor this step, look at the reactants given on the left-hand side of the arrow. We need to focus on H2SO4, as this is the compound containing the sulfur atoms. The 2 subscript next to the whole compound H2SO4 means that every atom in that compound is multiplied by 2. ### The formula for count here would thus be \(1 (sulfur \ atom \ per \ H_2SO_4) * 2 (from \ subscript \ '2' \ near \ H_2SO_4)\).