Question

In 4C10H8, the coefficient in (1,4,8,10), the subscript of carbon is (4,8,10,40), and the subscript of hydrogen is (4,8,12,32)

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

In 4C10H8, the coefficient in 4, the subscript of carbon is 10, and the subscript of hydrogen is 8.

Explanation:

The chemical compound, 4C10H8, is written as:

$4C_{10}H_{8}$

The number that comes after each element of a compound is the subscript of that element in a compound. In the case of 4C10H8, as you can see, the number 10 comes after the element C (carbon), it means that it is the subscript of C in a compound. Likewise, the number 8 comes after the element H (hydrogen) in a compound, making it the subscript of H.

Any number that comes before the compound itself is it's coefficient. Here in this case, the compound is C10H8, and the coefficient is 4.

Hence, the correct answer is: In 4C10H8, the coefficient in 4, the subscript of carbon is 10, and the subscript of hydrogen is 8.