General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073511245
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 1.5P
Classify each item as a pure substance or a mixture (a) blood; (b) ocean water; (c) a piece of wood; (d) a chunk of ice.
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