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when balancing a chemical equation, which of the following can be changed? (1 point) the subscripts the formulas the mass the coefficients
When balancing a chemical equation, subscripts and formulas represent the identity of substances and cannot be changed as they define the chemical nature. Mass is conserved according to the law of conservation of mass and is not directly manipulated in the balancing process. Coefficients are used to adjust the number of each substance to make the number of atoms of each element equal on both sides of the equation.
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the coefficients