Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Author: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.7QE
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason why the units of moles more convenient on the laboratory scale than counting the number of molecules that are present has to be given.
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