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ISBN: 9780078021510

Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Kenneth Goldsby Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 2, Problem 2.33QP

Identify the following as elements or compounds: NH₃, N₂, S₈, NO, CO, CO₂, H₂, SO₂.

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