General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.129CHP
Niobium oxide crystallizes in the following cubic unit cell:
- (a) How many niobium atoms and how many oxygen atoms are in each unit cell?
- (b) What is the formula of niobium oxide?
- (c) What is the oxidation state of niobium?
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