General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073511245
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 2.6P
Identify the elements in each chemical formula, and give the number of atoms of each element.
- NaCN (sodium cyanide)
- H2S (hydrogen sulfide)
- C2H6 (ethane)
- SnF2 (stannous fluoride)
- CO (carbon monoxide)
- C3H8O3 (glycerol)
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