An element is only made from one kind of atom. Some example include, gold (Au), oxygen (O2), and iron (Fe). These are only some of the elements. All are listed in a periodic table.
A molecule is two or more atoms form together. Sometimes may be the same type or a different type. Some examples could be: water, salt, sugar, and more.
Coefficients are the number that is in front of an atom that tells you how many molecules of that specific atom or atoms.
To find how many atoms you will need to make these molecules, you multiply the coefficient with the subscripts. For example: 2 H = two Hydrogen atoms. If there is no coefficients, there is automatically a 1 in the coefficients place. Same goes with subscripts.
Subscripts tell you how many atoms of each element for that molecule. It is the tiny number in the right side of the element. So for example, H2 (pretend that’s a tiny 2) = two atoms of hydrogen. If there is no tiny number, it’s a one.