12th Edition

ISBN: 9780078021510

Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Kenneth Goldsby Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 1, Problem 1.14QP

Give the chemical symbols for the following elements: (a) cesium, (b) germanium, (c) gallium, (d) strontium, (e) uranium, (f) selenium, (g) neon, (h) cadmium. (See Table 1.1 and the inside front cover.)

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