Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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Chapter 2, Problem 33E
Suppose someone emptied ball bearings into a container of salt. Could you separate the ball bearings from the salt? How? Would your method involve no change, be a physical change, or be a chemical change?
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