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According to the equation for this chemical reaction, what does the 2 in front of 2Ag tell us?

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The number of molecules involved in the reaction, in this case, the number of Ag atoms involved.
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It tell us that it's necessary 2 moles of Ag in the stoichiometric proportion of the reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a chemical reaction is a representation of the ideal reaction: 100% yield of the products and without parallel reactions. So, the equation presents the stoichiometric quantities of the substance. For example, for a generic reaction:

A + 2B → 3C

It says that it's necessary 1 mol of A and 2 moles o B to form 3 moles of C. Thus, the numbers before the substances represents the stoichiometric number of moles of that substance.

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