Principles of General Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073402697
Author: SILBERBERG, Martin S.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.6P
To which classes of matter—element, compound, and/or mixture—do the following apply: (a) law of mass Conservation; (b) law of definite composition; (c) law of multiple proportions?
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