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Chapter 2, Problem 2.16A
Red and blue spheres representatoms of different elements.
(a) Which drawing(s) illustrate a pure substance?
(b) Which drawing(s) illustrate a mixture?
(c) Which two drawings illustrate the law of multipleproportions?
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