Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305960060
Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.19E
Classify each pure substance represented below by a capital letter as an element or a compound. Indicate when such a classification cannot be made, and explain why.
a. Two elements when mixed combine to form only substance L.
b. An element and a compound when mixed form substances M and Q.
c. Substance X is not changed by heating.
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