Principles of Modern Chemistry
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Author: David W. Oxtoby, H. Pat Gillis, Laurie J. Butler
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Chapter 1, Problem 33P
Mercury is traded by the “flask,” a unit that has a mass of 34.5 kg. Determine the volume of a flask of mercury if the density of mercury is
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