7th Edition

ISBN: 9781119664796

Author: JESPERSEN

Publisher: WILEY

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An atom is the smallest unit of an element that possesses all the properties of that particular element. Molecules are the smallest unit of a substance that possess all the properties of that particular substance.

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Chapter 2, Problem 127RQ

Bromine is a diatomic molecule, and it has two isotopes, 79 Br and 81 Br , with a natural abundance of about 50% for each isotope. How many different Br 2 molecules can be made? What instrument would you use to distinguish between the different molecules?

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Chapter 2, Problem 126RQ

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Chapter 2 Solutions

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