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When balancing a chemical equation, why is it not permissible to adjust the subscripts in the formulas of the reactants and products? What would changing the subscripts within a formula represent? Why is it acceptable to adjust the substances' coefficients but not permissible to adjust the subscripts within the substance formula?

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