When balancing a chemical equation, is the number of H atoms in 2 $CH_4$ eight?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-23T10:47:35

Yes

Subscripts tell us how many atoms there are within a compound.

The coefficient tells us how many of the compound we have.
So, if you multiply 2 by 4, you get the number of hydrogen atoms.

When balancing a chemical equation, is the number of H atoms in 2 CH_4CH_4 eight?