Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)
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Author: Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser
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Chapter 1, Problem 78E
Many chemistry conferences have held a 50-Trillion Angstrom Run (two significant figures). How long is this run in kilometers and in miles?
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