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OWLv2 for Ebbing/Gammon's General Chemistry, 11th Edition, [Instant Access], 1 term (6 months)
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Author: Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.159QP
The total length of all the DNA molecules contained in a human body is 1 × 1010 miles. The population of the United States is about 300 million. What is the total length of all the DNA of the U.S. population in lightyears? (A light year is the distance that light travels in a year and is 9.46 × 1015 m.)
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OWLv2 for Ebbing/Gammon's General Chemistry, 11th Edition, [Instant Access], 1 term (6 months)
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